Middle Matavesi brother swaps ships for Pirates

By NEALE HARVEY
ROYAL Navy back rower Sam Matavesi has revealed his ambition to follow brothers Josh and Joel into the Premiership after signing for Cornish Pirates.
Cornishman Matavesi, who is attached to 849 Squadron at the Royal Naval airbase at Culdrose, has been playing lower league rugby for Camborne and Redruth, but is highly rated after turning out for the Navy against the Army at Twickenham last season.
Matavesi, below, told The Rugby Paper: “It’s great to see my brothers doing well at Newcastle and there’s always been a bit of chat about me following them into to...

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