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Matt Faleuka

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Matt Faleuka
Birth nameMatthew Faleuka Tagelagi
Date of birth (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 45)
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Parma 7 (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004-2007 Northland 19 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Niue 7's 5 (5)

Matthew Faleuka Tagelagi (born 9 January 1979), known as Matt Faleuka, is a Niuean rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing and as a fullback.

Career

Faleuka is one of the best players of the small island nation of Niue and is currently the capitan of Niue national rugby union team. He played for Northland, in New Zealand, for the seasons of 2004/05 to 2006/07, moving to Overmach Rugby Parma during the last season, where he still plays.