Kelsey Teneti

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Kelsey Teneti
Date of birth (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 20)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
School Hamilton Girls' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Hamilton Old Boys' (0)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Waikato (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 New Zealand 1 (0)

Kelsey Teneti (born 12 May 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player and athlete.

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Early career

Teneti attended Hamilton Girls' High School. She was an age-grade hockey player and waka ama athlete. [1]

Rugby career

Teneti plays for Waikato in the Farah Palmer Cup. [2] In 2021 Teneti was named in the Chiefs squad for their historic match against the Blues at Eden Park in April. [3]

Teneti was contracted to the Black Ferns sevens team but has yet to make her sevens debut. [2]

Teneti was called in as an injury cover for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series. [4] [2] She made her international debut on 6 June 2022 against Australia at Tauranga. [5] [6]

2023

In 2023, she was named in the Black Ferns side to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup. [7] [8] In July, she scored a try in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa. [9] [10]

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References

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