Viliame Mata rugby player
Viliame Mata rugby player

Viliame Mata

22nd Oct 1991 1.96m/115kg No. 8

Drua dominate stacked Fiji side for Internationals

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Fijian Drua's strong Super Rugby Pacific season has been reflected in the Fiji national squad, accounting for 18 of the 39-man squad, Head coach Simon Raiwalui named the squad ahead of their first...

Fiji name 45-man wider squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui has today announced a wider squad of 45 players for the upcoming July test series against Tonga on 22nd July 2023, Samoa on 29thJuly 2023, Japan on 5th August 2023, and...

Updates to Barbarian F.C. and World XV squads confirmed

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sam Johnson and Taichi Takahashi have been added to the Barbarian F.C. squad for this weekend’s Killik Cup clash at Twickenham Stadium, and Jordi Murphy also joins the World XV.   Glasgow...

URC Round 18 Stats: Ulster vs Edinburgh

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look at the match stats ahead of round 18 of the United Rugby Championship.  Ulster   Tom Stewart’s three tries last weekend saw him overtake Tim Visser’s record of 14 tries...

Team Announcements: Edinburgh vs Ospreys

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland star Darcy Graham will make his first home appearance for Edinburgh since December as one of 19 internationalists named to face Ospreys in tomorrow’s home finale at DAM Health Stadium (15...

Team Announcement: Leicester Tigers Vs Edinburgh Rugby

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Richard Wigglesworth has named the Leicester Tigers matchday squad to play Edinburgh Rugby in the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16.   Julián Montoya will captain the team at Mattioli...

A look at individual and team stats out of the URC

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Top Players From R15   Carries: 22 Viliame Mata (Edinburgh Rugby) Defenders Beaten: 7 Shane Daly (Munster), Jordan Larmour (Leinster), Billy Burns (Ulster) Lineouts Won: 11 JP du...

Nick David a leading threat among Champions Cup attackers

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the Champions Cup pool stage now over, we take a look at the notable individual attacking statistics from the first four rounds of fixtures this season and Harlequins back Nick David stands out, topping...

Sharks set piece bite

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the Cell C Sharks head for the Scottish capital to take on Edinburgh, it’s revealing to look at what the stats say about their attacking approach. They have thrown fewer passes than any other...

Preview: Edinburgh v Zebre Parma

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby Not only does Darcy Graham remain the league’s top try scorer with nine, he has also made the joint-most clean breaks (13, = Ryan Conbeer) Most effective in the 20 minutes after...