Matt Rua

Matt Rua

Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Rua[1]
Born	20 July 1977 (1977-07-20) (age 34) Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	187
Weight	105 kg
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–2002	Melbourne Storm	100	14	0	0	56
2007	Melbourne Storm	1	0	0	0	0
	Total	101	14	0	0	56
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2001	New Zealand	11	2	0	0	8
Source: RLP

Matthew Rua (born 20 July 1977 in New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league player.

Playing career

Rua was a Manly Warringah Sea Eagles junior in 1996 and played for the Junior Kiwis.

Rua signed for the Melbourne Storm in 1998 and played 100 games for the club before being released at the end of the 2002 season.

He signed with the Canberra Raiders for the 2003 season, but walked out of his contract before the season started for personal reasons.

In 2006 he played for the Waitakere Rangers in the Bartercard Cup before being signed by the Central Comets in the Queensland Cup.

This was enough to get him signed by the Melbourne Storm in 2007. However he only played one first grade game that season, his first since 2002, in Melbourne's round 13 win over the New Zealand Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. He retired at the end of the year.

Representative career

Rua represented New Zealand eleven times between 199 and 2001, including the 2000 World Cup.

Later years

Rua is of Cook Islands heritage and has been involved with the Cook Islands national team as a coach.^[2]

References

1. ^ RUA, MATTHEW JAMES 1999 - 2001 - KIWI #681 nzleague.co.nz
2. ^ Donaghy, Dave (15 March 2007). "Islander blood runs deep". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/nrl/story/0,21985,21383990-14823,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-31. 

Persondata
Name	Rua, Matt
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 July 1977
Place of birth	Auckland
Date of death
Place of death