| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Bridgette Nawina Tangaloa Edwards is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her only appearance for New Zealand when she featured in their first-ever match against the California Grizzlies in 1989. [1] She also played for Ponsonby. [2] [3]
The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the first season of club league in Auckland occurred. The first match was a practice game between Newton Rangers and Ponsonby United at Victoria Park which Ponsonby won 17 to 15. The first full club season was in 1910.
Antonio (Tony) Emil Tuimavave is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, who was the head coach of the Ponsonby Ponies from 2010, primarily as a prop also as a lock. He was nicknamed The Chief because he is a chief back in his native Samoa.
The Auckland Rugby League competition has been competed for since 1909 when the first organised match was played between North Shore and City Rovers. The following year an official champion was crowned for the first time, namely the City Rovers club who won the 1910 1st Grade title and were one of the 4 original teams at that time. Over the following 110 years many team and individual trophies have been awarded. The following is a list of the clubs and individuals that they have been awarded to at the premier-grade level.
The 1968 New Zealand rugby league season was the 61st season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
Keith George Bell was a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1957 World Cup. He played for and coached numerous sides and was heavily involved with the Ponsonby Ponies.
James Clark was a New Zealand rugby league footballer.
Eddie Ioane is a Samoan rugby union player. He played as lock.
Michaela Blyde is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and Olympic gold medalist. In 2018, she won gold medals at both the Commonwealth Games and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Super Rugby Aupiki is a professional women's rugby union national club competition in New Zealand. Its inaugural season commenced on 10 March 2022. It is a steppingstone between the Farah Palmer Cup and the Black Ferns. Aupiki translates as ‘the ascent to the upper most realm’.
Elsie Paitai-Hovell is a former rugby union player. She made her debut for the Black Ferns on 30 August 1990 against the United States at Christchurch. She was selected for the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squad, but didn't feature in the World Cup itself.
Kimiatu Tiriamai is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played at Lock for the Black Ferns and Auckland. She also played club rugby for Ponsonby. She debuted for the Black Ferns against the California Grizzlies at Christchurch on 22 July 1989.
Christine Papali’i is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for the Black Ferns and Auckland. She made her debut for New Zealand against the California Grizzlies at Christchurch on 22 July 1989.
Sandy Yates is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut, and only appearance, for New Zealand on 16 June 2001 against England at Albany, New Zealand.
Georgia Ponsonby is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut off the bench against France in Pau in 2021. She earned her second cap in the second test match against France.
Natahlia Moors is a New Zealand rugby union player.
Charlotte Scanlan is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are prop, lock and second-row.
Josh Kaifa is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.
Janna Vaughan is a New Zealand athlete. She has represented New Zealand in rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens and Muay Thai.
Monica Tagoai is a New Zealand rugby union player.
Ana Siafa is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played Prop for New Zealand and Ponsonby. She started in the Black Ferns historic match against the California Grizzlies at Christchurch in 1989.
