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Motu Matu'u (born 30 April 1987) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for London Irish in the RFU Championship. He previously played for Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He attended Rongotai College in Wellington, which was also attended by Ma'a Nonu. He is 184 cm tall and weighs 108 kg.
Matu'u is internationally capped by Samoa, of which his debut came of the bench against the United States during the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. He represented Samoa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and on 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.
On 17 March 2016, Matu'u signed for English club Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership on a long-term deal from the 2016-17 season. He left Gloucester at the end of the 2017-18 season to join London Irish on their return to the championship.
