Teresa Te Tamaki
| Date of birth | 31 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teresa Te Tamaki (born 31 December 1981) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Te Tamaki became the Director of Lifestyle Physiotherapy in 2015. She represented New Zealand in 15s and sevens before retiring in 2016.[1] Her cousins are New Zealand Sevens players Isaac and Terina Te Tamaki.[2]
Te Tamaki made her Black Ferns debut against Australia in 2007 at Porirua.[3] She represented the Black Ferns sevens at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.[4] She was named in the Black Ferns tour of England in 2011 and featured in all three games.[5][6][7][8] Te Tamaki faced England again in 2012, she came off the bench in the 8–17 and 23–32 losses.[9][10]
Te Tamaki made her last appearance for the Black Ferns at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada. The series would be her first international tests as a Hooker. She came off the bench in the 40–22 victory over hosts, Canada.[11] Te Tamaki finally recorded a win against world champions England in the 26–7 win in Calgary.[12][13] Then she helped defeat the United States 47–14 in her last appearance.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Teresa | Lifestyle physio". www.lifestylephysio.co.nz. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Atkinson, Matt (1 August 2016). "Out of school and into the Rio Olympics for Waikato teenager Terina Te Tamaki". Stuff. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns name squad for Australia Test series". ESPN scrum. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Rugby: Injury forces change to NZ sevens squad". Otago Daily Times Online News. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "World Champion Black Ferns ready for England tour". Rugby World. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ McKendry, Patrick (27 November 2011). "Rugby: 'Soul searching' for beaten Black Ferns". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "England defeat Black Ferns... again to secure series win". Rugby World. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Rugby: Black Ferns draw final test". NZ Herald. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Schofield, Daniel (27 November 2012). "England's women seal series success with victory over New Zealand". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Aylwin, Michael (1 December 2012). "England Women complete whitewash over world champions New Zealand". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Canada falls to clinical New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Lineups for Women's Super Series Round 2". Americas Rugby News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "England women lose to Black Ferns". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns dominate Women's Eagles". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.