Neroli Matautia (née Knight, b. September 13, 1974) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

At the age of 15, she made her debut for the Black Ferns against the Netherlands on 26 August 1990 at the RugbyFest in Christchurch.

[3] She suffered a hamstring injury in a warm-up match against Saracens which ruled her out of the tournament.

She managed to play in their third-place playoff match against France, which New Zealand lost 3–0.

[4][5] In 2009, she married her husband, Waihi church pastor Benhur Matautia.