Matekitonga Moeakiola

Matekitonga Moeakiola
Birth name	Matekitonga Moeakiola
Date of birth	May 16, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Tongatapu, Tonga
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	18 st 13 lb (120 kg 260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2005-2007	University of Utah
–	Park City Haggis RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2010	SC Albi
2010–2012	AC Bobigny 93
2012–2014	USO Nevers
2014–2015	Castanet Rugby
	Correct as of 25 December 2020
International career
Years	Team
2007–2015	United States
	Correct as of 7 October 2015

Matekitonga Moeakiola (born 16 May 1978) is a former Tonga-born American rugby union player who last played for Castanet Rugby at club level. Moeakiola played as a prop.

Moeakiola played for both East Coast Bays RFC and Glenfield RFC in the Harbour club rugby competition. Moeakiola also played for Patumahoe RFC in the Counties Manukau Club rugby competition. Mate never played for Harbour or Counties NPC sides.

Mate was first noticed by the U.S. national team while playing rugby at the University of Utah. He has since played for the North America 4 Tournament, and the U.S. team that played Munster in Chicago.

Mate played at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Moeakiola made his debut at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try after coming on as a substitute in the Eagles' opening match against England.^[1] Moeakiola played in all four matches at the 2007 RWC and scored a try against England in the USA’s first match of the tournament.

References

^ "Official match report". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-08.

External links

Moeakiola before a match vs Australia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup

[1] "Official match report". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-08.

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