| Date of birth | 24 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu (born 24 November 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays at Prop for New Zealand internationally. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and provincially for Waikato.
Mahutariki-Fakalelu transitioned from her original position as a Loose Forward to Prop, at the suggestion of her Waikato coach. [1] [2]
She was a member of the Waikato side that won their second Farah Palmer Cup title when they beat Canterbury in the final at the FMG Stadium in 2024. [3] [4]
She was impressive for Waikato during the 2024 season and was selected for Chiefs Manawa for their 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki campaign. [5]
Mahutariki-Fakalelu was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series. [6] [7] She made her test debut for New Zealand on 24 May 2025 at Albany, New Zealand against the United States. [8]
She was called up to the side again for their July series against the Black Ferns XV and the Wallaroos. [9] [10] In July 2025, she was named in the Black Ferns side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [11] [12]