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| Full name | Mathew Feagai[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (age 24) Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:[2] As of 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Max Feagai (twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is aSamoa internationalrugby leaguefootballer who plays as awinger orcentre for theSt. George Illawarra Dragons in theNational Rugby League (NRL).
Feagai was born inHastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent.His twin brother,Max Feagai, also plays rugby league.[3]
Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens inGroup 20 Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for both theNew South Wales Under-18's team[4] and theAustralian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019S. G. Ball Cup with theIllawarra Steelers.[citation needed]
Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the2021 NRL season forSt. George Illawarra in their 32–12 victory againstCanterbury-Bankstown, scoring a try. Feagai played eight games throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 11th and missed the finals.[5]
During round 6 of the 2022 NRL season Feagai scored a double as the St. George Illawarra in their 21-16 win over theNewcastle Knights.[6]
In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory overBrisbane.[7]
In October Feagai was named in theSamoa squad for the2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8]
In round 12 of the2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated theSydney Roosters 24-22 atKogarah Oval.[9]Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[10]
In round 14 of the2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over theWests Tigers.[11] Feagai signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2026.[12]In round 26, he scored a hat-trick in the clubs 44-40 loss against Parramatta. It was the most points scored in a game by a losing team in NSWRL/NRL history.[13]
Feagai was limited to only eight appearances with St. George Illawarra in the2025 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.[14]On 28 September, Feagai played in St. George Illawarra's 30-12 NSW Cup Grand Final loss toNew Zealand.[15]
| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2021 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 40 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
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