Fiao'o Fa'amausili Explained

Fiao'o Fa'amausili
Birth Date:1980 9, df=yes
Height:1.63 m
Weight:82 kg
Ru Position:Hooker
Ru Provinceyears1:2005–present
Ru Province1:Auckland
Ru Provinceapps1:106
Ru Provincepoints1:220
Repcaps1:58
Reppoints1:85
Medals:

Fiao'o Fa'amausili (born 30 September 1980) is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played for and Auckland.[1] She made her Black Ferns debut on 18 May, 2002 against Australia at Barcelona.[2] She was a member of the winning Black Ferns squad for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She has been to five World Cups beginning from 2002–2017.[3]

Early life

Fa'amausili was born in Samoa, she moved with her family to New Zealand when she was five. Her mother is from Fogapoa in Savai’i and her father is from the villages of Faleula and Aleisa in Apia. She visits Samoa every year. She is a police detective in south Auckland.[4]

Career

Faamausili has won four Women’s Rugby World Cup titles and captained the Black Ferns between 2012 and 2018. She has played over 100 games for Auckland and won several provincial titles.

Fa'amausili was named as captain of the Black Ferns for the inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series held in Canada.[5] She was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[6] [7] [8]

In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Fa'amausili was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[9]

In 2019, Fa'amausili was on the voting panel for the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year award.[10] She was one of 31 Black Ferns who were capped at the Black Ferns capping ceremony in Auckland at Eden Park. She received two caps, one was for her debut and another one for 50 Test matches. She is the first Black Fern to reach the 50-game milestone.[11] She was elected as the Auckland Rugby Union's first female President in 2021.[12]

World Rugby Hall of Fame Induction

Fa'amausili was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in a special ceremony during the 2021 Rugby World Cup semi-finals at Eden Park on 5 November 2022.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-12-14. Rugby: Former Black Ferns captain Fiao'o Fa'amausili makes history as new president of Auckland Rugby. 2022-01-30. NZ Herald. en-NZ.
  2. Web site: Fa'amausili nominated for World Rugby player of the year. 2022-01-30. www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
  3. Web site: Husband. Dale. 2018-08-11. Fiao’o Fa’amausili: I just loved the contact. 2022-01-30. E-Tangata. en-NZ.
  4. Web site: Fa’amausili hits half ton. 2022-01-30. www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
  5. Web site: Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named . 2 June 2015 . 15 July 2015 . ALLBLACKS.COM . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715182254/http://www.allblacks.com/News/27374/black-ferns-squad-to-tour-canada-named . 15 July 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named . All Blacks . en . 13 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named . 12 June 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. News: Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 5 July 2017 . Radio New Zealand . 13 August 2017 . en-nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813223857/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named# . 13 August 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: 2019-09-19. 126 years of Suffrage: The inspiration of Black Fern Fiao'o Fa'amausili. 2022-01-30. MINDFOOD. en.
  9. Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2018 . 4 June 2018 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 4 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140232/https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2018# . 12 June 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: World Rugby Awards Voting Panel. worldrugby.org. www.world.rugby. 2019-09-20.
  11. Web site: 2019-05-12. Inspirational Black Ferns captain Fiao’o Faamausili receives two caps at Auckland ceremony. 2022-01-30. allblacks.com. en-NZ.
  12. Web site: 2021-12-14. Seiuli Fiao'o Faamausili elected President of the Auckland Rugby Union Board. 2022-01-30. allblacks.com. en-NZ.
  13. Web site: Julian . Adam . 2022-11-09 . Fa'amausili on Hall of Fame induction and the Rugby World Cup . 2022-11-20 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.

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