Timoci Matanavou
Encyclopedia
Timoci Matanavou is a Fiji
an rugby union
footballer. He plays as a wing. He recently signed on to play for Stade Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He is 1.86m tall and weighs 78kg. He is the First cousin of Racing Metro 92 winger, Sireli Bobo
.
He caught the eye of Fiji rugby 7's
team selectors with a strong performance in a local National 7's tourney in 2008. He was included into the Fiji's 7's team and he made his debut at the Hong Kong sevens
in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.
His performance for Fiji saw him get picked by Mont-de-Marsan
, a Top 14 team in France for the 2008–09 Top 14 season. In August 2008, he made his debut on the right wing against US Montauban
. He scored his first try in February 2009, against Bayonne
. He scored just 3 tries that season and Mont-de-Marsan was demoted to Pro D2 competition for finishing last. The following season
in the ProD2, he managed 9 tries and was the best player for Stade Montois
that season. The following year, in the 2010–11 Rugby Pro D2 season
, he finished as the overall top try scorer bagging 19 tries in 28 appearance. His performance impressed Guy Noves
, the Stade Toulouse coach who included the winger in his team for the 2011–12 Top 14 season
.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He plays as a wing. He recently signed on to play for Stade Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He is 1.86m tall and weighs 78kg. He is the First cousin of Racing Metro 92 winger, Sireli Bobo
Sireli Bobo
Isireli Bobo is a Fijian rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Paris club Racing Métro 92 in the Top 14 club competition in France.-Career:...
.
He caught the eye of Fiji rugby 7's
Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)
The Fiji Sevens side is one of the most popular and successful Sevens teams in the world and has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since its inception in 1976. Fiji has also won the Sevens World Cup twice, winning that event in 1997 and 2005...
team selectors with a strong performance in a local National 7's tourney in 2008. He was included into the Fiji's 7's team and he made his debut at the Hong Kong sevens
2008 Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in Hong Kong, was the fifth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and was won by New Zealand...
in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.
His performance for Fiji saw him get picked by Mont-de-Marsan
Stade Montois
Stade Montois is a French rugby union team that plays in the 2011–12 season in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system.They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black...
, a Top 14 team in France for the 2008–09 Top 14 season. In August 2008, he made his debut on the right wing against US Montauban
US Montauban
US Montauban were a French rugby union club, which competed in the Top 14 competition between 2007 and 2010, after being promoted from Rugby Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season...
. He scored his first try in February 2009, against Bayonne
Aviron Bayonnais
Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition...
. He scored just 3 tries that season and Mont-de-Marsan was demoted to Pro D2 competition for finishing last. The following season
2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2009–10 season. It ran alongside the 2009–10 Top 14 competition; both competitions were operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby ....
in the ProD2, he managed 9 tries and was the best player for Stade Montois
Stade Montois
Stade Montois is a French rugby union team that plays in the 2011–12 season in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system.They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black...
that season. The following year, in the 2010–11 Rugby Pro D2 season
2010–11 Rugby Pro D2 season
Agen, who had been a favorite for promotion ever since they were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season, finally lived up to the expectations and dominated the championship from the start, finishing with a comfortable 11-point margin over 2nd-placed Lyon and thus earning promotion to the...
, he finished as the overall top try scorer bagging 19 tries in 28 appearance. His performance impressed Guy Noves
Guy Novès
Guy Novès is a former French rugby union footballer and current long-serving coach of Stade Toulousain. Born in Toulouse, Novès, who played on the wing, was capped six times for the France national team...
, the Stade Toulouse coach who included the winger in his team for the 2011–12 Top 14 season
2011–12 Top 14 season
So far this season, two coaching changes have been made:* Toulon was forced to find a replacement for Philippe Saint-André once he was named to become the new head coach of the France national team, effective 1 December...
.