Matatū
The Beginning Of A Legacy...
Matatū, is a name gifted that has been proudly carried forward by the South Island Women’s Super Rugby team, representing both the Crusaders and Highlanders regions for the first time in 2022.
"Matatū is an instructive command to remain steadfast with head held high, alert and ready to take on any and every challenge head on. The term Matatū speaks to the mana Aoraki holds as the enduring watchful guardian of all those who reside in Te Waka o Aoraki (South Island.) "
In 2022, twenty-nine women were selected for the inaugural Matatū squad and given the opportunity, for the first time, to be paid professional rugby players marking a huge step forward in gender equity within sport in Aotearoa.
