Samuel Israel Matenga (born 8 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC competition and the Crusaders in Super Rugby.
Matenga made his debut for Tasman in Round 5 of the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup against Counties Manukau at Pukekohe Stadium in Auckland.
In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.
[2] Matenga was part of the side as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row.
He had a stand out season in the 2021 Bunnings NPC as Tasman again made the premiership final, this time losing to Waikato 23–20.