Shoshanah Seumanutafa

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Shoshanah Seumanutafa
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth White Rock, B.C, Canada
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Counties Manukau 5 (0)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025– Chiefs Manawa 4 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–Present Canada 18 (5)

Shoshanah Seumanutafa (born 17 September 1999) is a Canadian rugby union player. She plays Centre for Canada internationally and for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition in New Zealand.

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Early career

Seumanutafa was born in White Rock, British Columbia and is of Samoan descent. [1] Her father Pose Seumanutafa is an assistant coach for the women's team in Trinity Western University and Bayside RFC. [2] She initially played football until her final year of high school. [3] She only started playing rugby union in her second year of high school and ended up giving up football. [2]

She studied at the University of British Columbia where she played for the UBC Thunderbirds rugby team. [4] She helped the team win three consecutive Canada West Championships as well as their first title in rugby sevens. [3] She has been named Canada West Player of the Year twice. [3]

Rugby career

In the fall of 2023, she was called up to the Canadian team to participate in the inaugural WXV 1 tournament in New Zealand. [1]

She joined the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition in 2024; however, she only trained with the team but did not play any matches. [1] [4] In April 2024, she was called up to the national team for the Pacific Four Series, which Canada eventually won. [1] [4] She was notably a starter against the United States and New Zealand. She was also called up to the Canadian development team which toured Spain in June.

She was selected in the Canadian squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series. [5] [6] In July 2025, she was named in Canada's Rugby World Cup squad. [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Swannell, Rikki (28 February 2025). "Why making a bet on herself is starting to pay dividends for Shoshanah Seumanutafa". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Leslie, Tricia (24 September 2024). "South Surrey rugby player named to Team Canada for WXV 1 competition". Langley Advance Times. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Kasowski, Lauren (14 July 2023). "Family footsteps: The Seumanutafa siblings rule rugby at UBC". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Wall, Jamie (26 February 2025). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Chiefs Manawa's Canadian connection". RNZ. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. "36 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby Team to defend Pacific Four Series title". Rugby Canada. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. "Canada names expanded 36-player women's rugby roster for Pacific Four Series". TSN. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. "32-players named to Canada's squad for Rugby World Cup in England". Rugby Canada. 24 July 2025. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. "Buisa ruled out of Canada squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.