Matt Faleuka

Matthew Faleuka Tagelagi (born 9 January 1979), known as Matt Faleuka, is a Niuean rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing and as a fullback.

Matt Faleuka

Birth name	Matthew Faleuka Tagelagi
Date of birth	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46)
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Parma 7 (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2004-2007 Northland 19 (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 Niue 7's 5 (5)

Career

Faleuka is one of the best players of the small island nation of Niue and is currently the capitan of Niue national rugby union team.

He played for the New Zealand Universities team in 2002^[1] before representing Niue at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester in both Rugby Sevens and athletics.^[2] From 2003 he played for Northland.^[3] before moving to Overmach Rugby Parma in 2007