{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Matt Mafi | image = | fullname = Matthew Mafi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|5|26}} | birth_place = Sydney, Australia | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|118|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}} | nickname = | occupation = | school = St Joseph's College, Nudgee | university = Sydney University | relatives = | position = Hooker | currentclub = {{Rut|Brisbane City}} | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sunnybank | years1 = 2014− | clubs1 = {{Rut|Brisbane City}} | apps1 = 21 | points1 = 0 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Reds}} | apps2 = 4 | points2 = 0 | amatyears1 = 2012−13 | amatteam1 = Sydney University | amatapps1 = 10 | amatpoints1 = 0 | amatyears2 = 2015− | amatteam2 = Brothers | amatapps2 = 35 | amatpoints2 = | repyears1 = 2008 | repteam1 = Australia Schoolboys | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | repyears2 = | repteam2 = | repcaps2 = | reppoints2 = | clubupdate = 17 August 2016 | repupdate = 17 August 2016 }}
'''Matt Mafi''' (born 26 May 1993) is an Australian rugby union hooker who currently plays for {{Rut|Brisbane City}} in Australia's National Rugby Championship. He has also previously represented Super Rugby side, the Queensland Reds.<ref name="St. George Queensland Reds team to play Rebels in Melbourne">{{cite web|url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/17145/St-George-Queensland-Reds-team-to-play-Rebels-in-Melbourne.aspx |title=St. George Queensland Reds team to play Rebels in Melbourne |publisher=Reds Rugby |date=10 March 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310083043/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/17145/St-George-Queensland-Reds-team-to-play-Rebels-in-Melbourne.aspx |archivedate=10 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Matt Mafi Brisbane City Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/nrc/nrcplayerprofile.aspx?pid=233 | title=Matt Mafi Brisbane City Player Profile | publisher=Reds Rugby | accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Matt Mafi Rugby Australia Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.rugby.com.au/players/mathew-mafi#BD81F3AA-F513-4D7A-88D0-5EB679DAE2C7 | title=Matt Mafi Rugby Australia Player Profile | publisher=Rugby Australia | accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref>
==Early/provincial career==
Mafi was born in Sydney, but attended school in Brisbane at St Joseph's College, Nudgee. He was picked to represent Queensland at schoolboy level in 2008 and played his early junior rugby with the Sunnybank rugby club. He then moved back to Sydney to attend Sydney University where he played some Shute Shield rugby and also won the Colts Premiership with them in 2011. After graduating university it was back to Queensland again this time to play in the local Queensland Premier Rugby competition with Brothers and later in the National Rugby Championship with Brisbane City with whom he was a champion in both 2014 and 2015.<ref name="Matt Mafi Brisbane City Player Profile"/><ref name="Matt Mafi Rugby Australia Player Profile"/>
==Super Rugby career==
After 2 successful seasons with Brisbane City, Mafi was called into the Reds Super Rugby squad during the 2016 Super Rugby season to provide injury cover for Saia Fainga'a. In total, he made 4 substitute appearances during the campaign.<ref name="St. George Queensland Reds team to play Rebels in Melbourne"/><ref name="Matt Mafi itsrugby Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_29517.html | title=Matt Mafi itsrugby Player Statistics | publisher=itsrugby | accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref>
==International==
Mafi was an Australian Schoolboys representative in 2008.<ref name="Matt Mafi Brisbane City Player Profile"/>
==Super Rugby statistics==
{{updated|17 August 2016}}<ref name="Matt Mafi itsrugby Player Statistics"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:60%;" |- ! Season !! Team !! Games !! Starts !! Sub !! Mins !! Tries !! Cons !! Pens !! Drops !! Points !! Yel !! Red |- | 2016 || {{Rut|Reds}} || 4 || 0 || 4 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- !colspan="2"|Total || 4 || 0 || 4 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mafi, Matt}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rugby union players Category:Rugby union hookers Category:Brisbane City (rugby union) players Category:Queensland Reds players Category:Rugby union players from Sydney Category:People educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee Category:Sydney University Football Club players Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen