Martha Mataele

Martha Mataele (née Lolohea; born 9 July 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player. She played for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition, represented Canterbury at Provincial level, and currently plays for Parramatta Eels in the NRLW.

Rugby career Mataele is of Tongan descent, she was born in Auckland and was raised in Christchurch. She first attended Villa Maria College before switching to Christchurch Girls’ High School in 2017.

Mataele and her sister, Atlanta Lolohea, were part of Matatū's squad that won the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. She played for the Western Force in the 2023 Super W season. In July 2023, she was awarded the Rebecca Clough Medal at the Western Force awards night.

Mataele was named in the Black Ferns 30 player squad that will compete in their final O'Reilly Cup test in September and in the inaugural WXV1 tournament in October. She scored a try in her test debut on 30 September against the Wallaroos at Hamilton.

In 2025, she joined Chiefs Manawa's squad in Round 2 as an injury replacement.

Parramatta Eels Women On 6 December 2024 it was reported that she had signed for Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership on a 2-year deal.

Personal life In August 2021, she married former Crusaders and Western Force winger, Manasa Mataele.