Northampton hooker Sam Matavesi is the Royal Navy’s most high profile professional rugby player which is why he had to ask an Admiral for permission to face Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Croke Park.
Sam Matavesi has spoken about last month’s remarkable week where he flew from France to England to be with his father Sireli before he passed away and then returned across the Channel to play an inspiring part in Fiji’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final appearance.
The Northampton hooker is set to appear in the second half of Sunday’s clash in Marseille.
Fiji have issued an update on the situation surrounding hooker Sam Matavesi, who left the squad earlier this week to return to England following the death of his father.
Northampton hooker Sam Matavesi believes Fiji are proving they are no longer a one trick pony and have the ability to limit their attacking horizons to dig themselves out of trouble...
Chris Boyd has paid a fulsome tribute to the impact Sam Matavesi is making at Northampton with the live-wire hooker having a key role in the 44-8 thumping win over Newcastle
It had already been an incredible year for the Fijian hooker plucked from obscurity to help win the Top 14 and play at the World Cup... now he is joining the Premiership.
Sam Matavesi arrived home buzzing after playing a pivotal part in Fiji's World Cup but his memories have been tainted by the theft of kit from a London car park.
Sam Matavesi hails from a family with a rich rugby pedigree and he is now set for the temporary transfer of a lifetime with a move to France as a medical joker.
