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.
2024 Matatū Squad
| Alana Bremner (C) Amy Du Plessis Amy Rule Atlanta Lolohea Charlotte Woodman* Chey Robins-Reti Cheyenne Cunningham Di Hiini Eilis Doyle Emma Dermody Fiaali'i Solomona* Georgia Cormick Georgia Ponsonby Grace Brooker Holly Wratt-Groeneweg* |
Kaipo Olsen-Baker* Kendra Reynolds Laura Bayfield* Leah Miles Liv McGoverne Lucy Jenkins Maia Joseph* Marcelle Parkes Martha Mataele Moomooga Ashley Palu Pip Love Rosie Kelly Stacey Niao* Tegan Hollows* Winnie Palamo* |
*first Matatū contract
2024 Results
R1: Saturday 2nd March nib Blues 24 vs Matatū 17
R2: Saturday 9th March Hurricanes Poua 36 v Matatū 29
R3: Saturday 16th March Chiefs Manawa 38 v Matatū 22
R4: Saturday 23rd March nib Blues 27 v Matatū 17
R5: Friday 29th March Hurricanes Poua 37 v Matatū 17
R6: Saturday 6th April Chiefs Manawa 20 v Matatū 22
Matatū players selected for Black Ferns Pacific Four Series Squad 2024:
Marcelle Parkes (Prop)
Georgia Ponsonby (Hooker)
Amy Rule (Prop)
Alana Bremner (Loose Forward)
Kaipo Olsen-Baker (Loose Forward)
Maia Joseph* (Halfback)
Amy du Plessis (Midfielder)
