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Matt Rua Personal information Full name Matthew James Rua[1] Born 20 July 1977
Auckland, New ZealandPlaying 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.
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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
- ^ RUA, MATTHEW JAMES 1999 - 2001 - KIWI #681 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ 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.
Melbourne Storm squad - 1999 NRL premiers (1st title) 1. Robbie Ross • 2. Craig Smith • 3. Aaron Moule • 4. Tony Martin • 5. Marcus Bai • 6. Matt Geyer • 7. Brett Kimmorley
8. Glenn Lazarus (c) • 9. Richard Swain • 10. Rodney Howe • 11. Paul Marquet • 12. Stephen Kearney • 13. Tawera Nikau
14. Matt Rua • 15. Danny Williams • 16. Russell Bawden • 17. Ben Roarty
Coach: Chris AndersonMelbourne Storm squad – 2000 World Club Challenge winners 1 Robbie Ross • 2 Brad Watts • 3 Aaron Moule • 4 Tony Martin • 5 Marcus Bai • 6 Scott Hill • 7 Brett Kimmorley
• 8 Wayne Evans • 9 Richard Swain • 10 Robbie Kearns (c) • 11 Paul Marquet • 12 Stephen Kearney • 13 Matt Rua
• 14 Danny Williams • 15 Russell Bawden • 16 Tasesa Lavea • 17 Dane Morgan
• Coach: Chris AndersonNew Zealand squad – 2000 Rugby League World Cup Finalists Categories:- 1977 births
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Waitakere rugby league team players
- Melbourne Storm players
- Living people
- New Zealand people of Cook Island descent
- Central Comets players
- New Zealand rugby league biography stubs
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