| Date of birth | 17 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monica Tagoai (born 17 October 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She played three tests for the Black Ferns in 2018. She plays for the Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Wellington provincially.
Originally from Samoa, Tagoai migrated with her family to New Zealand when she was three. She attended St Mary's College.
Tagoai debuted for Wellington against Waikato in 2016. [1] She has made 22 appearances for Wellington since 2016. [2]
Tagoai made her Black Ferns debut in their 67–6 thrashing of the United States at Soldier Field in 2018. [3] [4] She earned her second cap in Black Ferns 27–30 loss to France at Grenoble. [5] [6]
In 2021 Tagoai joined Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural 2022 season of Super Rugby Aupiki. She featured in both their games against Chiefs Manawa and Matatū. [7] [8] [9] [10]
