Tabai Matson
Full name:
John Tabaiwalu Fakavale Matson
Nickname / Known as:
Tabs
Born:
Nausori
Country of Birth:
Fiji the Fiji Islands
All Black:
950
Birthday:
14th May 1973
Age:
51
First Game:
West Coast XV v Canterbury 12th June 1994
Provincial Games:
61
Professional Games:
25
Representative Games:
12
Test Caps:
2
Latest Game:
Fiji v Uruguay 26th August 1999
Teams
Family
There are no known family connections.
Career Summary
| Team | Year | Year | Apps | T | C | P | DG | Pts | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial | |||||||||
| Canterbury | 1994 | 1997 | 56 | 29 | - | - | - | 145 | 73% |
| Canterbury XV | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| Air New Zealand Invitation XV | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| Manawatu Invitation XV | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 100% |
| North Otago Invitation XV | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 100% |
| South Island Invitation XV | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 100% |
| 61 | 31 | - | - | - | 155 | 75% | |||
| Professional | |||||||||
| Crusaders | 1996 | 1998 | 25 | 6 | - | - | - | 30 | 64% |
| 25 | 6 | - | - | - | 30 | 64% | |||
| Representative | |||||||||
| South Island | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0% |
| New Zealand XV | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 100% |
| NZRFU Presidents XV | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| Possibles | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 0% |
| All Blacks - Tests | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100% | ||
| All Blacks - Tour | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 100% | ||
| All Blacks | 1995 | 1996 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| New Zealand Harlequins Rugby Club | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| Fiji - Tests | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 50% | ||
| Fiji - Tour | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Fiji | 1999 | 1999 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 50% |
| 12 | 4 | - | - | - | 20 | 75% |
