About Mat Feagai
Born 2001. Mat Feagai is a New Zealand rugby league player.
Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. His twin brother, Max Feagai, also plays rugby league.
Career Early career
Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.
2021 Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for St. George Illawarra in their 32–12 victory against Canterbury-Bankstown, scoring a try. Feagai played eight games throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 11th and missed the finals.
2022 During round 6 of the 2022 NRL season Feagai scored a double as the St. George Illawarra in their 21-16 win over the Newcastle Knights.
In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory over Brisbane.
In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
2023 In round 12 of the 2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated the Sydney Roosters 24-22 at Kogarah Oval. Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.
2024
In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers. Feagai signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2026. In round 26, he scored a hat-trick in the clubs 44-40 loss against Parramatta. It was the most points scored in a game by a losing team in NSWRL/NRL history.
2025 Feagai was limited to only eight appearances scoring 4 tries with St. George Illawarra in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. On 28 September, Feagai played in St. George Illawarra's 30-12 NSW Cup Grand Final loss to New Zealand.
2026 On 15 May 2026 it was reported that he had signed for Castleford Tigers in the Super League on a 3-year deal for the 2027 season onwards.
Statistics Season Team Pld T G FG P 2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 3 - - 12 2022 20 10 - - 402023234 - -16202496 - -24202584 - -1620266 - - - - Totals 74 27 0 0 108
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Who is Mat Feagai?
New Zealand rugby league footballer
When was Mat Feagai born?
Mat Feagai was born on 14 February 2001 in Hastings.
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Mat Feagai is a rugby league player.
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Mat Feagai is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mat Feagai. https://biography.guide/mat-feagai/
MLA: "Mat Feagai." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mat-feagai/.
Chicago: "Mat Feagai." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mat-feagai/.
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