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'''Viliame Sevaka Mata''' (born 22 October 1991)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1620/teams/2413 | title = FIJI 7S Squads | author = [[2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series|World Rugby Sevens Series]] | date = 4 December 2015 | access-date = 18 December 2015}}</ref> is a [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fijian]] rugby union player who currently plays for [[ |
'''Viliame Sevaka Mata''' (born 22 October 1991)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1620/teams/2413 | title = FIJI 7S Squads | author = [[2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series|World Rugby Sevens Series]] | date = 4 December 2015 | access-date = 18 December 2015}}</ref> is a [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fijian]] rugby union player who currently plays for [[Bristol Bears]] in the [[Premiership Rugby|Gallagher Premiership]]. |
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Birth name | Viliame Sevaka Mata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nauluvatau, Nakelo, Tailevu, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Viliame Sevaka Mata (born 22 October 1991)[1] is a Fijian rugby union player who currently plays for Bristol Bears in the Gallagher Premiership.
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 professional rugby footballer 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] where he won a gold medal for Fiji in rugby 7s. Has also represented the Flying Fijians at the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup.
In July 2016, Mata signed for Pro12 side, Edinburgh for two-years and he joined the side after helping Fiji win Gold at the Olympics [7] but his visa-expired a year later as he was not capped internationally for Fiji and visas for player not capped by Kolpak countries were only for a year, he had to return to Fiji and get capped by the Fiji 15's team. He made his test debut against Australia on June 10 playing off the bench. He played 3 more tests for Fiji off the bench which allowed him to lodge a visa application to extend his visa to Scotland. He returned to Scotland in September 2017 and became a regular starter for the team.
In December 2017, he signed an extension to stay at Edinburgh Rugby until 2020.[8] At the end of the 2018/19 Pro14 season, Mata was named the Guinness PRO14 the Players’ Player of the Season.
References
- ^ World Rugby Sevens Series (4 December 2015). "FIJI 7S Squads". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Big Bill Ready For Olympics". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Mata jets out to Wellington at this hour". Fiji One. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Mata's 7s series debut – Fiji Times Online". fijitimes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Maciu Malo. "Dream comes true". Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Limited, Communications Fiji (17 July 2016). "Fiji 7s team to Rio Olympics announced". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Viliame Mata: Edinburgh Rugby sign Fiji Olympic gold medallist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Edinburgh forwards Luke Crosbie & Viliame Mata commit to club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
External links
- Viliame Mata at ESPNscrum
- Viliame Mata at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Viliame Mata at Olympedia
- Viliame Mata at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mata Zimbio biodata, zimbio.com; accessed 11 September 2017.
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union players from Tailevu Province
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union locks
- Pacific Islanders rugby union players
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Fijian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
- Male rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji
- Olympic gold medalists for Fiji
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
- People educated at Suva Grammar School
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji
- Pacific Games medalists in rugby sevens