| Date of birth | 30 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Whanganui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sosoli Talawadua (born 30 June 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squad in Ireland. She also plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Talawadua debuted for the Black Ferns on 27 November 2016 against Ireland at Dublin. [1] [2] She was part of the Black Ferns champion 2017 Rugby World Cup side. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Talawadua returned to Whanganui after representing Waikato for six seasons in the Farah Palmer Cup. [6]
In 2019, She was named player of the year for the Manawatū Cyclones. [5] In 2020, She worked part-time as the women’s and secondary schools’ rugby development officer for the Whanganui Rugby Union. [5] [6]
In December 2022, Talawadua was confirmed as one of three final signings for Hurricanes Poua for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. [7]
Talawadua was named in the Manusina Samoa squad for the inaugural WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. [8] [9]
Aroha Savage is a rugby union player. She plays for New Zealand and Auckland. She previously played for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She has competed for the Black Ferns at three Rugby World Cup's — 2010, 2014 and 2017.
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Janna Vaughan is a New Zealand athlete. She has represented New Zealand in rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens and Muay Thai.
Rhiarna Ferris is a New Zealand rugby player. She played for the Black Ferns Sevens team internationally and competes for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Hurricanes Poua are a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
The 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season was the second season of Super Rugby Aupiki, a professional women's rugby union club competition organised by New Zealand Rugby. The competition ran from 25 February 2023 – when Hurricanes Poua and Chiefs Manawa played the opening match in Levin – to 25 March 2023.
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Mererangi Paul is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for Counties Manukau in the Farah Palmer Cup.
