Viliame Mata
| Full name | Viliame Sevaka Mata | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 October 1991 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nakelo, Tailevu | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) | |||||||||||
| Rugby union career | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||
| Position | Flanker/Lock | |||||||||||
| Professional / senior clubs | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | |||||||||
| 2016– | Edinburgh | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| Sevens national teams | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | ||||||||||
| 2013– | Fiji | 10 | ||||||||||
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Viliame Sevaka Mata (born 22 October 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player.[1] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens. He made his debut for Fiji at the 2014 Wellington Sevens.
Career
Mata was born and raised in Nauluvatau, a small village in Nakelo, Tailevu[2] and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji sevens team to the 2014 Wellington Sevens as a replacement for Pio Tuwai.[3]
Mata is a former rugby league player who went on to play for champion local 7's side, Davetalevu.[4] He studied at Suva Grammar School before moving to Ratu Kadavulevu School.[5]
Mata made the final Fiji squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
In July 2016, Mata signed for Pro 12 side, Edinburgh for two-years and he joined the side after helping Fiji win Gold at the Olympics.[7]
References
- ↑ World Rugby Sevens Series (4 December 2015). "FIJI 7S Squads". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Big Bill Ready For Olympics | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
Nakelo, Tailevu
- ↑ "Mata jets out to Wellington at this hour". Fiji One. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ "Mata's 7s series debut – Fiji Times Online". fijitimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ Maciu Malo. "Dream comes true". Fiji Times. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ Limited, Communications Fiji (2016-07-17). "Fiji 7s team to Rio Olympics announced". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ "Viliame Mata: Edinburgh Rugby sign Fiji Olympic gold medallist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-09-07.