Marina resident and 2008 Seaside High graduate Matai Leuta made his second Olympic appearance in rugby for Team USA
PARIS – Words could not describe the emotion or adrenaline Seaside High graduate Matai Leuta felt when stepping onto the rugby field in Paris.
While Team USA failed to win a game in Paris, it was competitive, taking another step forward in its journey to becoming a respected program and potential medal contender in 2028. “That was a massive achievement for the sport of rugby in the USA,” Leuta said. “The amount of support they have garnered from their tireless work will increase the sport’s continued growth.”
“We do a lot of the dirty work,” Leuta said. “Our particular position requires a big body, strength, speed and physicality.” “Hopefully the support can help bring in the necessary resources this team will need to improve our ability to not only medal, which is what we expect, but to spread the word of the game,” Leuta said.
Among the athletes that Leuta met was Olympic flag bearer Coco Gauff, Warriors’ guard Steph Curry and track and field gold medalist Noah Lyles and 400 low hurdles world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
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