He previously played for Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby.
[1] Matu'u is internationally capped by Samoa, of which his debut came off the bench against the United States during the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
[2] He represented Samoa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup,[3] and on 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[4] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.
[5] 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.
[6] On 24 May 2018, Matu'u left Gloucester to join London Irish from their return in the RFU Championship.