Angie Sisifa

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Angie Sisifa
Date of birth (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Takapuna
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2017 Otago 46 (65)
2019–Present Canterbury 14 (15)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7 (0)

Angie Sisifa (born 16 November 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She debuted for New Zealand against Canada at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Calgary. [1] [2] She also featured in the matches against England and the United States. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Biography

Sisifa is originally from New Plymouth, she moved to Dunedin in 2008 to attend the University of Otago where she studied for a degree in physical education. [7] From 2011 to 2017 she played in 46 games for Otago before switching to Canterbury in 2019. [8]

In 2016 Sisifa was named in the Black Ferns squad for two-test series against Australia. [9] [10] She only featured in the second test match which they won 29–3. [11] [12]

Sisifa was then selected for the Black Ferns November tour of the United Kingdom. [13] She came off the bench in their victories against England and Canada but started in their 38–8 win over Ireland. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Sisifa made the training squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup but missed out on selection for the Black Ferns final squad. [20]

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  8. ↑ "Angie A F Sisifa | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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