Shannon Mato (born 21 August 1998) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the North Sydney Bears in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 21 August 1998 Whangārei, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She previously played rugby union for the Queensland Reds and represented Australia.
Background
editMato was born in Whangārei, New Zealand, where she played rugby league, before moving to Australia in 2011.[1][2]
Playing career
editRugby union
editIn 2017, Mato represented Griffith University at the AON Uni 7s series.[3] In 2018, she began playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super W competition.[4] In 2019, Mato her international debut for Australia against Japan.[5]
Rugby league
editIn 2020, Mato joined the Wests Panthers in the Holcim Cup.[6] On 27 September 2020, she joined the Brisbane Broncos Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.[7] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors#Women's team.[8] On 25 October 2020, she started at prop in the Broncos' Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.
On 13 November 2020, she made her debut for Queensland in the Women's State of Origin win over New South Wales.[9] On 20 February 2021, she represented the Māori All Stars in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[10]
Achievements and accolades
editTeam
edit- 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
References
edit- ^ "Mato almost misses her Maroons moment". QRL. 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Shannon Mato". Wallaroos.
- ^ "Griffith announces squad for Women's Aon Uni 7s Series". Griffith University. 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Shannon Mato". Queensland Reds.
- ^ "Mato to start as Wallaroos make changes for second Test against Black Ferns". Rugby.com.au. 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Holcim Cup round 2 squad lists". QRL. 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Broncos Bolster NRLW Squad with Four More Signings". Brisbane Broncos. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season". Brisbane Broncos. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Maroons defy the odds and the wind to beat the Blues". The Guardian. 13 November 2020.
- ^ "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.