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Rugby player
Tabai Matson
Matson in 2015
Birth name
John Tabaiwalu Fakavale Matson
Date of birth
(1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth
Nausori Highlands, Fiji
Height
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight
104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School
Christ's College
University
Lincoln University
Occupation(s)
Professional Rugby Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Centre
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1998–2000
CA Brive
()
2000–01
London Irish
()
2001–06
Yamaha Júbilo
()
Provincial / State sides
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1994–97
Canterbury
56
(145)
Super Rugby
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1996–98
Crusaders
25
(30)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1995–96
New Zealand
0
(0)
1999
Fiji
2
(0)
Coaching career
Years
Team
2005–06
Yamaha Júbilo
2006
University of Queensland (Assistant)
2007–08
Gold Coast Breakers
2009–11
Canterbury (Assistant)
2012
Canterbury Head Coach
2013–2016
Crusaders (Assistant)
2015
Fiji (Attack)
2016–2017
Bath
2018–2021
Chiefs (Assistant)
2021–
Harlequins
John Tabaiwalu Fakavale Matson (born 14 May 1973) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and a former New Zealand and Fiji rugby union representative. He is currently Director of Performance of Premiership Rugby club Harlequins.
December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2023. "TabaiMatson All Blacks profile". allblacks.com. "TabaiMatson". International High Performance Unit. Canterbury...
were coached by former All Black Grant Batty and Fijian player-coach TabaiMatson. Founded in 1984, its name was "Yamaha Motors Rugby Football Club". The...
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Esterhuizen Jarrod Evans Lewis Gjaltema Tyrone Green Will Joseph Louis Lynagh Cadan Murley Luke Northmore Will Porter Marcus Smith Coach(es) TabaiMatson...
Esterhuizen Jarrod Evans Lewis Gjaltema Tyrone Green Will Joseph Louis Lynagh Cadan Murley Luke Northmore Will Porter Marcus Smith Coach(es) TabaiMatson...
Esterhuizen Jarrod Evans Lewis Gjaltema Tyrone Green Will Joseph Louis Lynagh Cadan Murley Luke Northmore Will Porter Marcus Smith Coach(es) TabaiMatson...
Esterhuizen Jarrod Evans Lewis Gjaltema Tyrone Green Will Joseph Louis Lynagh Cadan Murley Luke Northmore Will Porter Marcus Smith Coach(es) TabaiMatson...
All Blacks teammates Adrian Cashmore, Norman Berryman, Milton Going, TabaiMatson, Justin Marshall and Taine Randell. He was first chosen for Canterbury...
season together with Crusaders assistant coach TabaiMatson who was appointed head coach. While Matson was forced to return home to New Zealand due to...
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Esterhuizen Jarrod Evans Lewis Gjaltema Tyrone Green Will Joseph Louis Lynagh Cadan Murley Luke Northmore Will Porter Marcus Smith Coach(es) TabaiMatson...
Esterhuizen Jarrod Evans Lewis Gjaltema Tyrone Green Will Joseph Louis Lynagh Cadan Murley Luke Northmore Will Porter Marcus Smith Coach(es) TabaiMatson...
Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 22 February 2024. "HARLEQUINS ANNOUNCE TABAIMATSON TO JOIN COACHING TEAM AHEAD OF NEW SEASON". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved...
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