Viliame Mata

It’s Now or Never: Mata
SPORTS

It’s Now or Never: Mata

“We have to throw our bodies on the line if we are to win this match. It’s a crucial game and against a better o...

Endinburgh and Castre Bank On Fijian Magic
Fiji Sports, SPORTS

Endinburgh and Castre Bank On Fijian Magic

Edinburgh and Castres Olympique will be searching for their first win of their campaign as they meet in the Heineken...

Viliame Mata’s 100th
Fiji Sports, SPORTS

Viliame Mata’s 100th

Flying Fijian No.8 Viliame Mata is the first overseas (non-Scottish qualified) player to play 100 matches in Edin­b...

Olympians Set For Flying Fijians
SPORTS

Olympians Set For Flying Fijians

Watch Olympians Viliame Mata and Vilimoni Botitu secure their spots in the Flying Fijians squad for the November Tes...

Clubs After Mata
Rugby

Clubs After Mata

“We are hoping he stays at Edinburgh or goes to a similar club that has the same quality of profes­sionalism that...

Mata Out, Hunt On For No.8
SPORTS

Mata Out, Hunt On For No.8

This is because Viliame Mata will undergo surgery today after damaging ankle ligaments during the European Challenge...

Success in Japan bigger than Olympics: Mata
SPORTS

Success in Japan bigger than Olympics: Mata

Mata has featured prominently in John McKee’s squad during the RWC build-up games and will likely have an importan...

It’ll Take Time But We’re Getting There
Analysis, Rugby

It’ll Take Time But We’re Getting There

Against Samoa, Fiji showed they have more than one trick up their sleeve and that the team can attack as well as def...

Mata Pleads To Fans To Turn Up And Show Your Support This Saturday
SPORTS

Mata Pleads To Fans To Turn Up And Show Your Support This Saturday

The Flying Fijians have struggled to attract fans during matches despite having big-name players in the squad.

Mata and Yato Named In Rugby World Magazine Top 100 Players
Rugby

Mata and Yato Named In Rugby World Magazine Top 100 Players

Rio Olympics gold medallist Mata continues to impress since he joined Edinburgh in the Pro14 competition while Yato ...

Mata, Nakosi In Barbarians Squad
SPORTS

Mata, Nakosi In Barbarians Squad

Mata won the 2019 Pro14 Players Player of 2019 and has been in devastating form since joining Edinburgh.

Viliame Mata crowned the Guinness Pro 14 Play­ers’ Player
SPORTS

Viliame Mata crowned the Guinness Pro 14 Play­ers’ Player

Vereniki Goneva and Leone Nakarawa won last season and Mata in 2019, this is good news for Fiji Rugby -John McKee

Flying Fijians: McKee Pleased With 3-Day Camp
SPORTS

Flying Fijians: McKee Pleased With 3-Day Camp

30 players were expected but 35 turned up for the 3-day camp in Toulouse, France. It’s the start of the 2019 Rugb...

Flying Fijians Coach Starts 2019 Rugby World Cup Camp
SPORTS

Flying Fijians Coach Starts 2019 Rugby World Cup Camp

With such a small window of prep­aration time before the major tour­nament in September, maintaining, gathering an...

Fijian Pair Among Europe’s Best
SPORTS

Fijian Pair Among Europe’s Best

  Fiji Airways Flying Fijians forwards Leone Nakarawa and Viliame Mata have been shortlisted for the EPCR Europ...

Mata Perfect At No.8, Says McKee
SPORTS

Mata Perfect At No.8, Says McKee

  Fiji Airways Flying Fijians head coach John McKee strongly believes that Olympian and Edinburgh based- Viliam...

Final Game For Vasiteri
SPORTS

Final Game For Vasiteri

Blockbusting centre Eroni Vasiteri will play his last game for the Fiji Airways Drua at the ANZ Stadium tomorrow. Va...

Olympians Taliga, Mata Boost Drua
SPORTS

Olympians Taliga, Mata Boost Drua

Rugby sevens Olympians Kitione Taliga and Viliame Mata are likely to make the Fiji Airways Drua line-up against Pert...

Mata Shines On Debut
SPORTS

Mata Shines On Debut

  Fijian Olympic gold medallist, Viliame Mata scored twice on his debut for Edinburgh as they trounced Timisoar...

Dad Jets In From Iraq To Join Celebration
Olympics, SPORTS

Dad Jets In From Iraq To Join Celebration

Team Fiji men’s rugby sevens forward Viliame Mata got the chance to celebrate his gold medal win with his dad, Sit...

It’s For My Little Girl, Says Big Bill
Olympics, SPORTS

It’s For My Little Girl, Says Big Bill

  This Olympic gold medal is for my two-year-old daughter, says Team Fiji men’s rugby sevens forward Viliame ...

Reps Delight Suva Kaji
SPORTS

Reps Delight Suva Kaji

  The presence of Team Fiji national sevens rugby reps Semi Kunatani and Viliame Mata has boosted the morale of...

Big Bill Ready For Olympics
Olympics, SPORTS

Big Bill Ready For Olympics

The last two legs of the 2015-16 World Sevens Series and the four-week hard grind at Uprising Beach Resort and Sigat...

Big Mata Ready For Paris
SPORTS

Big Mata Ready For Paris

  Burly Vodafone Fijians 7s forward Viliame Mata has one thing in mind and that is to represent Fiji at the Oly...

New Blood For Vegas
SPORTS

New Blood For Vegas

  Vodafone Fijian 7s head coach Ben Ryan is likely to select two new players for the World Sevens Series Las Ve...

Forwards Reminded
SPORTS

Forwards Reminded

Vodafone Fijian 7s head coach Ben Ryan has reminded the forwards to get their act together up front and play accordi...

Mata In
SPORTS

Mata In

Vodafone Fijian 7s rep Viliame Mata will join the 12 member team for Sydney 7s this weekend. Coach Ben Ryan yesterda...

Nagusa Out,  Mata In: FRU
SPORTS

Nagusa Out, Mata In: FRU

Vodafone Fijians 7s player Nemani Nagusa has been replaced Viliame Mata for the Wellington-Sydney leg of the World S...

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