Sam Matenga

Samuel Israel Matenga (born 8 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC competition and the Crusaders in Super Rugby.^[1] His position is prop.

Sam Matenga

Full name	Samuel Israel Matenga
Date of birth	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb)
School	Gisborne Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Tasman, Crusaders Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019– Tasman 51 (0) 2022–2024 Seattle Seawolves 44 (25) 2025– Crusaders 3 (0) Correct as of 10 March 2025

Tasman

Matenga made his debut for Tasman in Round 5 of the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup against Counties Manukau at Pukekohe Stadium in Auckland. He played 3 games for Tasman in 2019. In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.^[2] Matenga was part of the side as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row. He had a stand out season in the 2021 Bunnings NPC as Tasman again made the premiership final, this time losing to Waikato 23–20.