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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]] |
'''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 [[Edinburgh Rugby]] in the [[United Rugby Championship]]. |
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==Career== |
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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 Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
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 league 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]
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.
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: 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
- People 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 of Fiji
- Olympic gold medalists for Fiji
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- People educated at Suva Grammar School