Nikola Matawalu
Nikola Matawalu (born 8 March 1989) is a Fiji international rugby union player. He plays in the scrum-half position but can also cover wing. He plays for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 league.
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| Birth name | Nikola Matawalu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Suva Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Niko joined Glasgow Warriors for the start of the 2012–13 Pro12 season on a one-year contract. He impressed during his first season, scoring 9 tries in 22 appearances, and was awarded with a contract extension to keep him at the Glasgow club until 2015.[1]
In December 2014, it was announced that he would join English Premiership outfit Bath Rugby for the 2015-16 campaign.[2]
In November 2016, it was announced he had signed for Exeter Chiefs.[3] His time in Exeter was disrupted when he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in December 2016,[4] something he was cleared of in August 2017 - having already been released by the club.[5]
On 31 August 2017 Glasgow Warriors announced that they had re-signed Matawalu on a year's contract with the option of a second year.[6]
Matawalu was drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[7]
International career
In May 2010 he was selected to represent Fiji in their 2010 tour to Australia.
References
- http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/news/16536.php
- "Bath sign Fiji scrum-half Nikola Matawalu from Glasgow Warriors". Sky Sports. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "Exeter Chiefs sign Niko Matawalu from Premiership rivals Bath". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Rugby player on sex assault charge". BBC News. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- Clark, Daniel (11 August 2017). "Former Exeter Chiefs player cleared of sexually assaulting woman". devonlive. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/17/08/31/matawalu-returns-glasgow
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)