Ben Matulino
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Personal information
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| Full name | Ben Andrew Matulino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 January 1989 Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Andrew Matulino (born 3 January 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League. A New Zealand national representative front-row forward, he has played his entire NRL career to date with the Warriors. Matulino is the first NRL player that graduated from the NYC to play 150 NRL career matches.
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Matulino is of Samoan descent. Growing up in Lower Hutt, he was educated at St Bernard's College, playing 1st XV rugby union for the College. Matulino decided to convert to rugby league due to lack of game time in union. Matulino was named in the squad to attend the 2005 New Zealand under-16 high performance camp. Matulino won the College Sport Wellington Rugby League player of the year in 2006. Also that year Matulino made the Junior Kiwis, and in 2007 he played for the New Zealand under 18s. Matulino played for Te Aroha Eels before making the Wellington Orcas squad for the Bartercard Cup.
Matulino signed with the Newcastle Knights before changing his mind as he wished to stay in New Zealand. Matulino was signed by the New Zealand Warriors soon after. Matulino started the 2008 season playing for the Junior Warriors in the Toyota Cup. Matulino made his NRL debut in Round 14 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Remondis Stadium off the interchange bench in the Warriors 24–8 loss. In Round 22 against the Brisbane Broncos, Matulino scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors 16–12 win at Mt Smart Stadium. In August 2008 he was named in both the Samoan and New Zealand training squads for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but was not selected in either final 24-man squad. Matulino was named in the Toyota Cup Under 20 Team of the Year in 2008 alongside teammate Russell Packer. Matulino finished his Toyota Cup career with thirteen appearances and two tries. Matulino played in 15 matches and scored a try in his debut year in the NRL for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2008 NRL season.
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