Two new faces, expected for several weeks, appeared on the Boniface channel on Monday January 6: island reinforcements Mosese Dawaï and Harison Mataele finally set down their bags in the Landes after a long procedure for obtaining visas. “They were able to work for 15 days individually, but they started as a team this Monday,” confirms Patrick Milhet, the Mons manager. Physically, they are good. » Particularly the first, who will be present on the bench during the trip to Nevers, this Friday evening (7:30 p.m.).
An explosive 26-year-old winger who played for the New Zealand franchises of the Highlanders and the Waikato, the Fijdian (1.90 m, 101 kg) arrives as a medical joker for Eroni Sau, victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in a knee . “He has speed, foot and ball,” continues the strong man of the Mons staff. We see that he played at a high level. Eroni Sau is a more powerful profile. Mosese, we can put him in the center. He has more hands, he is able to put on power but also to play in spaces. He played Super Rugby, it’s not a bet. We are counting on him. »
Mosese Dawai, Eroni Sau’s medical joker, will have his first match sheet in Nevers this Friday.
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La touche Mataele
Harison Mataele, aged 30 (see box) and coming as an additional player, does not have the club credentials of his new compatriot. But the former player of the Australian clubs Manly Marlins and Eastern Suburbs can boast of a certain international experience, he who has 11 caps with Tonga and who was the number 5 starter twice during the three tests. November 2024 matches.
“He was offered to us by an agent, we looked at the images from November and we found that he had good attitudes,” explains Patrick Milhet. He brings a lot of power to the sidelines. He also has a lot of activity in the game, so we wanted to give it a try. It’s a profile that we didn’t have, it will bring us that height. He signed until the end of the season and, if he does the job, no more if he likes…”
-The cheat
So how old is Harison Mataele? Twenty-four years, according to various sources close to the club. Twenty-seven, according to the Stade Montois press release. Information obtained, the second row of New Zealand origin was indeed born on June 18, 1994. Despite his youthful features, Justin’s big brother – 26 years old and also a Tongan international second row – has reached the age of 30. It remains to know the precise measurements of this slender number 5 which flirts with the double meter, since the press release does not mention it…
