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Natasha Wong (born 13 November 1967) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She represented New Zealand at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1]
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Natasha Wong (born 13 November 1967) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She represented New Zealand at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1]
Wong represented Canterbury provincially. She was appointed as a member of the Canterbury Rugby Football Union board. [2] Since 2011, she has been the team manager for the Canterbury Women's team in the Farah Palmer Cup. [3]
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