Hoani Matenga is a professionalrugby player and musician. He has represented New Zealand in the Maori All Blacks, and has played professionally in France, Japan, Spain and New Zealand. Matenga is also known as a musician, as an early member of the band Six60. He can play electric bass, and in the position of either lock or loose forward.
Born in Christchurch, he attended Christchurch Boys' High School and played for their first XV. In 2009, Matenga graduated from the University of Otago with degrees in marketing and tourism.[1]
Matenga made his starting debut for Otago in their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Canterbury on 12 September 2009.[1] He was a part of the Highlanders' wider training squad for the 2010 Super Rugby season. In 2011 he signed with Stade Montois in France. Looking for a better salary and easier rugby Matenga signed with the Kubota Spears in the Top League in Japan for the 2012–13 season.[citation needed]
On the 28 October 2015 Matenga was named in the Blues squad for the 2016 Super Rugby Season.[2]
^ abSteve Hepburn (12 September 2009). "Rugby: Mate against mate for Matenga". Otago Daily Times.
^Jones, Dave. "Injured All Blacks key to new-look Blues squad for Super Rugby 2016". Stuff.
^SIX60: Till the Lights Go Out (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 28 November 2020
January 16, 2023
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