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Matt Rua

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 20th July, 1977
Current Age
49 years and 23 days
Place Of Birth
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Competitions Won

NRL Premiership
1999
World Club Challenge
2000

Biography

Kiwi Test forward, a former centre in Auckland and Manly’s lower grades (1995-97) came off the interchange bench in Melbourne’s 1999 grand final win. Rua represented NZ in five World Cup matches in 2000 and playing in the second row in the Kiwis’ 40-12 loss to Australia in the final. The 11 Test-veteran left Melbourne at the end of the 2002 season after being largely used as an interchange player.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -83112-2---8---74-63.64%List
Anzac Tests -112-----------2-0.00%List
Tri-Nations -3-31-1---4---21-66.67%List
World Cup -4151-1---4---41-80.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NRL Premiership 1544710114-14---56---5049249.50%List
NRL Finals -178----------44-50.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
World Club Challenge 11-1----------1--100.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 635011316-16---64---5853251.33%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1999-01 83112-2---8---74-63.64%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1999-2000 4151-1---4---41-80.00%List

NRL Premiership - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
MelbourneMelbourne19981998 NRL Premiership -66----------15-16.67%List
MelbourneMelbourne19991999 NRL Premiership 224265-5---20---188-69.23%List
MelbourneMelbourne20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership 26-265-5---20---1312150.00%List
MelbourneMelbourne20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership 232253-3---12---1113144.00%List
MelbourneMelbourne20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership 215171-1---4---611-35.29%List
MelbourneMelbourne20072007 Telstra NRL Premiership 1-1----------1--100.00%List

NRL Premiership - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Melbourne1998-02, 2007 544710114-14---56---5049249.50%List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Cymru RL

Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Warrington Rugby Heritage