Linda Itunu

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Linda Itunu
Date of birth (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Auckland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2018 New Zealand 39 (10)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2009–2014 New Zealand
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Canada Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 England Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ireland Team competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Dubai Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Moscow Team competition

Linda Itunu (born 21 November 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, New Zealand women's sevens and Auckland.

Itunu attended Kelston Girls' College in Auckland. [1] She was a member of three successful Rugby World Cup campaigns in 2006, 2010 and 2017. [2] [3] [4] She was also part of the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad that won gold. [5] [6] She had won silver at the previous Sevens World Cup in Dubai.

Itunu was named in the squad to the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France. [7] In 2015 she was included in the Black Ferns squad alongside her sister Aldora Itunu to play in the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada. [8]

After Retiring in 2018 from international rugby Itunu captained the Barbarians Women's team in 2019 for matches in Denver, Colorado against USA and England Rose in London, England.

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