Chryss Viliko

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Chryss Viliko
Date of birth (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Auckland 14 (0)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Blues Women 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 New Zealand 1 (0)

Chryss Viliko (born 25 December 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

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Biography

Viliko attended Onehunga High School in Auckland. [1] [2] She made her debut for Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2018. She also plays for Marist in the Auckland club competition. [2] She missed most of the 2021 Farah Palmer Cup season due to her recovery from an ACL knee reconstruction. [2]

2021–22

Viliko attended a Black Ferns High Performance camp in October 2021. [3] [4] On 3 November, Viliko was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition. [5] [6] She was named on the Blues bench for their first game against Matatū, they won 21–10. [7] [8] She also featured in their 0–35 thrashing by the Chiefs Manawa in the final round. [9] [10]

In July 2022, Viliko attended the Black Ferns trial in Pukekohe. She played for the Rawata team against Ngalingali at the Navigation Homes Stadium. [2] [11]

2023

Viliko joined the Black Ferns 2023 training squad for four months as an injury replacement for Awhina Tangen-Wainohu, who is out due to a neck injury. [12] She made her test debut on 30 September against the Wallaroos at Hamilton. [13] [14]

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