Fiao'o Fa'amausili

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Fiao'o Fa'amausili
ONZM
Fiao'o Faamausili ONZM (cropped).jpg
Fa'amausili in 2018
Date of birth (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–present Auckland 106 (220)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002–2018 New Zealand 58 (85)
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's Rugby World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ireland Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 England Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Canada Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Spain Team competition

Fiao'o Fa'amausili ONZM (born 30 September 1980) is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played for New Zealand and Auckland. [1] She made her Black Ferns debut on 18 May, 2002 against Australia at Barcelona. [2] She was a member of the winning Black Ferns squad for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She has been to five World Cups beginning from 2002–2017. [3]

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Early life

Fa'amausili was born in Samoa, she moved with her family to New Zealand when she was five. Her mother is from Fogapoa in Savai’i and her father is from the villages of Faleula and Aleisa in Apia. She visits Samoa every year. [3] She is a police detective in south Auckland. [4]

Career

Faamausili has won four Women’s Rugby World Cup titles and captained the Black Ferns between 2012 and 2018. She has played over 100 games for Auckland and won several provincial titles.

Fa'amausili was named as captain of the Black Ferns for the inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series held in Canada. [5] She was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. [6] [7] [8]

In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Fa'amausili was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby. [9]

In 2019, Fa'amausili was on the voting panel for the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year award. [10] She was one of 31 Black Ferns who were capped at the Black Ferns capping ceremony in Auckland at Eden Park. She received two caps, one was for her debut and another one for 50 Test matches. She is the first Black Fern to reach the 50-game milestone. [11] She was elected as the Auckland Rugby Union's first female President in 2021. [12] [1]

Fa'amausili was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in a special ceremony during the 2021 Rugby World Cup semi-finals at Eden Park on 5 November 2022. [13] In 2024, she was an inaugural inductee into the Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby: Former Black Ferns captain Fiao'o Fa'amausili makes history as new president of Auckland Rugby". The New Zealand Herald . 14 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fa'amausili nominated for World Rugby player of the year". www.aucklandrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Husband, Dale (11 August 2018). "Fiao'o Fa'amausili: I just loved the contact". E-Tangata. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fa'amausili hits half ton". www.aucklandrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand . 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "126 years of Suffrage: The inspiration of Black Fern Fiao'o Fa'amausili". MINDFOOD. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Awards Voting Panel". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Inspirational Black Ferns captain Fiao'o Faamausili receives two caps at Auckland ceremony". allblacks.com. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Seiuli Fiao'o Faamausili elected President of the Auckland Rugby Union Board". allblacks.com. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Julian, Adam (9 November 2022). "Fa'amausili on Hall of Fame induction and the Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  14. ↑ Tora, Iliesa (2 April 2024). "Pasifika Hall of Fame induction held in Auckland". RNZ News . Retrieved 11 April 2024.


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