Paul Matete
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Personal information
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| Full name | Paul Kehoma Matete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching information
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Source: RLP
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Paul Matete is a New Zealand former rugby league player and coach who represented his country in the 1975 World Cup.
A player for Otahuhu in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Matete was an Auckland representative. He won the Tetley Trophy in 1971 as the Auckland Rugby League's top tryscorer.
Matete represented New Zealand Māori at the 1975 Pacific Cup. Later that year he was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis squad for the 1975 World Cup series. Matete played in one Test match, appearing at centre against Australia in a match New Zealand lost 24-8.
He joined the Eastern United club in 1979 and was part of the side that went through the season undefeated, with only three draws. Matete is Kiwi number 521. He is one of currently two hundred and twenty seven players who have played in only one Test match for the Kiwis.
Matete first arrived in South Africa in 1992 and worked as the national team's head coach.
However, Matete did not take the team to the 1995 World Cup, when the Rhinos were instead coached by former Great Britain international Tony Fisher. Matate was reported to be averse to the involvement of another member of the team's staff, and coupled with getting married, he chose to step down as head coach for the tournament.
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