Natahlia Moors

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Natahlia Moors
Date of birth (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–Present Auckland Storm 27 (90)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–Present Blues Women 3 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3 (2)

Natahlia Moors (born 7 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player.

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Biography

Moors was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Samoan parents, her family relocated to Queensland, Australia when she was four. [1] She represented Australia at the Youth Olympic Games. [1] Moors made her debut for the Auckland Storm in 2015 when they won their eighth consecutive Farah Palmer Cup title. [2] She was given a training contract for the Black Ferns Sevens squad for 2018. [3] [4] She made her international debut for New Zealand on 17 November 2018 against France at Grenoble. [5] [1]

Moors featured against the United States at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego. [6]

In 2021 Moors was named in the Blues first-ever women's squad for their historic Super Rugby clash with the Chiefs. [7] [8] [9] In November, later that year, she officially signed with the Blues for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. [10] [11] She was named in the Blues starting line up for their first game against Matatū, they won 21–10. [12] [13] She also started in their 0–35 thrashing by the Chiefs Manawa in the final round. [14] [15]

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