Former NRL star Matt Utai shot outside home in western Sydney
The Guardian - World NewsEN 1 min read 100% complete by Australian Associated PressFebruary 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Former NRL player Matt Utai was shot outside a residence in Greenacre, western Sydney, on Tuesday around 6 a.m. Utai, a premiership-winning winger for Canterbury in 2004, sustained gunshot wounds to his stomach and leg. He is currently hospitalized and fighting for his life. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are currently unknown. Authorities are investigating the incident.
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