Sione Mata'utia-Leifi was born on 25 June 1996 and is a former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and second-row forward for Lakes United Seagulls in the Newcastle Rugby League.
24 Facts About Sione Mata'utia
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Sione Mata'utia has represented both Australia and Samoa at international level.
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Sione Mata'utia previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, as well as the Prime Minister's XIII and World All Stars at representative level.
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Sione Mata'utia is of Samoan descent and moved to Newcastle, New South Wales when he was 5 years old.
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Sione Mata'utia played his junior football for the Raymond Terrace Magpies and South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
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In 2013 and 2014, Sione Mata'utia played for Newcastle's NYC team.
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In round 20 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Sydney Roosters at fullback, alongside his brother Chanel Sione Mata'utia who debuted for the Knights in the same game.
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Sione Mata'utia finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in seven matches and scoring seven tries for Newcastle in the 2014 season.
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Sione Mata'utia became Australia's youngest ever Test player when he played against England, aged 18 years and 129 days, eclipsing Israel Folau's seven-year-old record by 65 days.
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On 31 January and 1 February, Sione Mata'utia played for Newcastle in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
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Sione Mata'utia finished off the 2015 season having played in 22 matches and scoring 3 tries as the club finished last.
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In February, Sione Mata'utia played for Newcastle in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.
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Sione Mata'utia finished the 2016 season having played in 16 matches and scoring 4 tries.
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In round 8 of the 2017 season, Sione Mata'utia captained Newcastle for the first time in their loss to North Queensland.
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Sione Mata'utia played a total of 22 games for Newcastle in the 2017 NRL season as the club finished last for a third straight year.
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In June, Sione Mata'utia re-signed with Newcastle on a three-year contract until the end of 2021.
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Sione Mata'utia played 22 games and scored five tries for Newcastle in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.
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Sione Mata'utia had an interrupted 2020 season due to injury, only playing in 12 matches for Newcastle.
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Sione Mata'utia was then ruled out for an indefinite period after being stretchered from the field.
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Sione Mata'utia played 20 games for St Helens in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished third on the table.
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Sione Mata'utia played in St Helens narrow loss against the Catalans Dragons in the semi-final which stopped them reaching a fifth successive grand final.
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On 11 September, Sione Mata'utia announced he would be departing St Helens at the end of the 2024 Super League season.
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Sione Mata'utia played 21 games for St Helens in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish sixth on the table.
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Sione Mata'utia played in St Helens golden point extra-time playoff loss against Warrington which was his last game for the side.