Siokapesi Palu

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Siokapesi Palu
Date of birth (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020- present Brumbies 23 (15)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 – present Australia 6 (0)
2022 Australian Barbarians 1 (0)

Siokapesi Palu (born 15 October 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Centre for the Brumbies in the Super W competition, and has captained the side from 2023 to 2024. [1] She competed for Australia at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.

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Rugby career

Palu was selected in the Wallaroos 32-player squad to meet Fiji and Japan in two test matches, but she did not get to run onto the field. [2] [3] She started for the Australian Barbarians side against Japan at Wests Rugby Club in Brisbane on 6 May 2022. [4]

Palu was named in the Australian national team for a two-test series against the Black Ferns for the O'Reilly Cup. [5] [6] She was named in the starting line-up in the second test against New Zealand and made her debut on 27 August 2022 in Adelaide. [7] [8] [9] [10] She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [11] [12]

In 2023, Palu featured in the Wallaroos loss to Canada in the final match of the Pacific Four Series. [13] [14] She later featured in the Wallaroos WVX 2023 squad where she made the shift from the centres to the flanks. Palu was selected to debut the number 6 jersey in the Wallaroos opening match against England.

She made the Wallaroos squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ Woods, Melissa (25 August 2022). "Wallaroos ring changes to face Black Ferns". Port Macquarie News. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Perkins, Bruce (28 April 2022). "A New Wallaroos Squad – Two Tests on the Menu". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (26 April 2022). "Wallaroos reveal squad for May series as gold jersey is unveiled". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (5 May 2022). "Tregonning excited as Australian Barbarians name squad for Friday's Japan clash". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (25 August 2022). "Patu, Hamilton return as Wallaroos confirm side for Black Ferns". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Smarting Wallaroos make seven changes for second Test against New Zealand". the Guardian. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Recap: Black Ferns struggle, but do just enough to defeat Wallaroos in Adelaide". Stuff. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Helmers, Caden (26 August 2022). "Test debut marks sevens flyer's first game of XVs in three years". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Beukeboom hat trick leads Canada to big win over Australia". Americas Rugby News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Tucker, Jim (15 July 2023). "Plucky Wallaroos outshone by home team Canada". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Wallaroos announce squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby Australia. 4 August 2025. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Injury boosts as Australia names squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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