Sera Naiqama

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Sera Naiqama
Sera Naiqama 2022.jpg
Date of birth (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
School Endeavour Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– NSW Waratahs (0)
2023 Matatū (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 (0)

Sera Naiqama (born 26 July 1995) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Lock for the Wallaroos at an international level, and for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W competition.

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Personal life

Naiqama is the younger sister of NRL and Fijian rugby league internationals Kevin and Wes Naiqama. [1] [2]

Rugby career

2019

Naiqama debuted for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W competition in 2019. [2] She played for Australia A against the Black Ferns Development team at the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship in Fiji. [1]

2022

Naiqama made her test debut for Australia on 6 May against Fiji. [3] [4] [5] [6] She came off the bench in the Wallaroos test match against Japan four days later. [7]

Naiqama was named in Australia's squad for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. [8] [9] She was named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. [10] [11] She was selected in the team again for the delayed Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [12] [13]

2023

Naiqama signed with Matatū for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. [14] [15] She made the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series, and the O'Reilly Cup. [16]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Friend, Sarah (7 July 2019). "Walking with Wallaroos: How Sera Naiqama continued her proud family tradition in footy". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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