Montessa Tairakena Explained

Height:1.62 m
Weight:65 kg
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Provinceyears1:2021–Present
Ru Province1:Waikato
Ru Provinceapps1:9
Ru Provincepoints1:15
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2019–Present
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:3 (10)

Montessa Tairakena (born 12 September 2000) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.

Early life and career

Tairakena has also represented New Zealand in athletics and touch rugby.[1] She is of Maori descent and is from the Tainui iwi.[2] She attended Hamilton Girls' High School and captained their 1st XV to a national title in September 2018.[3] [4] A month later she was a member of the Youth Olympic Games Sevens team that won gold.[5] [6]

Rugby career

In 2019, she made her Black Ferns Sevens international debut at the USA Women's Sevens in Glendale, Colorado.[7] [8] She scored one of five unanswered tries in their third place win against France at the tournament.[9]

She was named in the Bolt Women's side for the 2020 Red Bull Ignite7s tournament at Blake Park in Mt Maunganui.[10] She scored the first try in their 21–7 win in the final.[11]

Tairakena competed for the Black Ferns Sevens White team at the Takiwhitu Tutūru tournament in Wellington.[12] She was named in Waikato's XVs squad for the 2021 Farah Palmer Cup season.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-06-18 . Montessa Tairakena . 2024-06-17 . New Zealand Olympic Team . en.
  2. Web site: Tyson . Jessica . 2018-09-05 . Māori athletes a third of NZ Youth Olympic team . 2024-06-17 . Te Ao Māori News . en.
  3. Web site: 2019-01-15 . Three teenagers named in Black Ferns Sevens squad . 2024-06-17 . RNZ . en-nz.
  4. Web site: 2019-01-16 . From Youth Olympic Games to Black Ferns Sevens . 2024-06-17 . New Zealand Olympic Team . en.
  5. Web site: 2019-09-26 . Montessa Tairakena the new face in Black Ferns Sevens squad . 2022-07-04 . Stuff . en.
  6. Web site: 2020 . 7 Auckland Rugby players named for the Womens Red Bull Ignite7 . 2024-06-17 . www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
  7. Web site: 2019-10-05 . Montessa Tairakena to debut for Black Ferns Sevens . 2022-07-04 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: 2019-09-26 . One debutant in Black Ferns Sevens for opening event . 2022-07-04 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  9. Web site: Smith . Tony . 2019-10-07 . Rugby Sevens: Black Ferns clinch bronze medal after comeback . 2024-06-17 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  10. Web site: 2020-12-01 . Teams selected for 2020 Red Bull Ignite7 . 2024-06-17 . NZ Rugby . en-NZ.
  11. Web site: 2020-12-08 . Bolt teams light up Red Bull Ignite7 . 2024-06-17 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  12. Web site: 2021-04-13 . Takiwhitu Tutūru provides ideal Olympic preparation . 2024-06-17 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  13. Web site: 2021-07-14 . 2021 Waitomo Group Waikato Farah Palmer Cup Squad Announced . 2024-06-17 . Chiefs . en.

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