Melani Matavao (born 19 November 1995) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Samoa national team.
[1] Matavao has come through Samoa's PPS Super 9 competition as a key player for the Aana Chiefs.
[2] In 2018 he was given a place with Otago under World Rugby's Pacific Combine scheme,[3][4] playing 7 games in the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season.
[9] He was selected for the Samoan national team in 2017,[10] making his debut in a test against Scotland in Edinburgh.
[17] Matavao was selected for the Samoan squad to the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.