Viliame Mata rugby player
Viliame Mata rugby player

Viliame Mata

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

Match Preview: Edinburgh Rugby Vs Scarlets

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland duo Ali Price and Luke Crosbie both start for Edinburgh Rugby while Taine Plumtree returns from injury while Wales half-backs Sam Costelow and Gareth Davies back in Scarlets starting XV.   Edinburgh...

Seven changes for Saturday night Scarlets showdown

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby make seven changes for tomorrow night’s BKT United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets at Hive Stadium (Saturday 20 April, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on Premier Sports. Five...

Suleiman Hartzenberg claims try treble as DHL Stormers beat Edinburgh

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Suleiman Hartzenberg scored a hat-trick of tries as the DHL Stormers returned to winning ways in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship by beating Edinburgh 43-21 in Cape Town. Edinburgh's hopes of cutting...

Edinburgh edge past in-form Ospreys to climb up to fourth

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hamish Watson's early try set Edinburgh on their way to a hard-fought 19-15 victory at home to Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship. The Scottish side looked in command when they led 16-3 at the break,...

Bennett to hit 100 against Ospreys

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Centre Mark Bennett will become the club’s 41st centurion when he makes his 100th Edinburgh Rugby appearance against Ospreys at Hive Stadium tomorrow night (Friday 1 March, kick-off 7.35pm)...

STAT ATTACK: Unstoppable Gavin Coombes, Warrick Gelant magic & more

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We've picked out some of the best stats from Round 10 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Scarlets v Munster Gavin Coombes scored two tries, made the second-most carries (17), most dominant...

BKT URC Round 10 Review

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edwards the Ospreys hero Ospreys coach Toby Booth paid a glowing tribute to his match-winning “quarterback” Dan Edwards following the dramatic 19-17 victory over Ulster Rugby in Swansea. Fly-half...

Edinburgh produce second-half fightback to beat Zebre Parma

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh produced a second-half fightback to clinch a 24-19 BKT United Rugby Championship victory at Zebre Parma. The visitors were far from their best and made their opponents pay for a lack of discipline...

Bristol Bears land world-class signing

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

NEWS: Fijian sensation Viliame Mata will join Bristol Bears from Edinburgh ahead of the 2024/25 season, the club confirmed. The 32-year-old, one of the game’s most exciting superstars, was a standout...

EDINBURGH SIDE NAMED FOR RECORD-BREAKING DERBY DECIDER

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Edinburgh Rugby team to face Glasgow Warriors in tomorrow afternoon’s 1872 Cup decider at Scottish Gas Murrayfield has been announced (Saturday 30 December, kick-off 3pm) – live on...