Viliame Mata rugby player
Viliame Mata rugby player

Viliame Mata

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

Match Preview: Edinburgh Rugby Vs Scarlets

4 days 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

4 days 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

3 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

3 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...