Mat Feagai
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| Full name | Mathew Feagai[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 2001 Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Max Feagai (twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
[edit | edit source]Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. His twin brother, Max Feagai, also plays rugby league.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[4] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.[citation needed]
2021
[edit | edit source]Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for St. George Illawarra in their 32–12 victory against Canterbury-Bankstown, scoring a try. Feagai played eight games throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 11th and missed the finals.[5]
2022
[edit | edit source]During round 6 of the 2022 NRL season Feagai scored a double as the St. George Illawarra in their 21-16 win over the Newcastle Knights.[6]
In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory over Brisbane.[7]
In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8]
2023
[edit | edit source]In round 12 of the 2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated the Sydney Roosters 24-22 at Kogarah Oval.[9] Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[10]
2024
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In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers.[11] Feagai signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2026.[12] In round 26, he scored a hat-trick in the clubs 44-40 loss against Parramatta. It was the most points scored in a game by a losing team in NSWRL/NRL history.[13]
2025
[edit | edit source]Feagai was limited to only eight appearances scoring 4 tries with St. George Illawarra in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.[14] On 28 September, Feagai played in St. George Illawarra's 30-12 NSW Cup Grand Final loss to New Zealand.[15]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2021 | File:St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 40 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ NRL profile
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External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Identical twin males
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Sportspeople of Samoan descent
- New Zealand twins
- People from Hastings, New Zealand
- Rugby league players from Hawke's Bay
- Rugby league wingers
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- St. George Illawarra Dragons players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen