Selica Winiata Explained

Birth Date:1986 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Levin, New Zealand[1]
Height:1.55 m
Weight:58 kg
Ru Position:Utility Back
Ru Provinceyears1:2007–2023
Ru Province1:Manawatu Cyclones
Ru Provinceapps1:100
Ru Provincepoints1:598
Superyears1:2022
Super1:Hurricanes Poua
Superpoints1:0
Repyears1:2008–2019
Repcaps1:40
Reppoints1:195
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2008–present
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:53 (269)
Medals:

Selica Winiata (born 14 November 1986) is a New Zealand Rugby union player and referee. She plays for the Black Ferns, the Black Ferns Sevens and provincially for the . She was part of the Black Ferns 2014 and Champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squads. She won a silver medal with the Black Ferns Sevens team at the inaugural women's 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and a gold medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Rugby career

XVs

Winiata attended Freyberg High School and made her provincial debut for the Manawatū Cyclones in 2001, aged 14.[2] [3] She made her international debut for the Black Ferns in 2008 against the Wallaroos.[4]

Winiata appeared in three Tests against England in July 2013.[5] She scored a dramatic winning-try in the second test to help New Zealand clinch the series against England in Hamilton.

She competed at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[6] She was included in New Zealand's squad to play at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series.[7]

In 2016, She featured against the Wallaroos in the Laurie O'Reilly Cup where she scored four tries in the first test, and one try in the second.[8] [9] [10] In November that year, She scored two braces, against Canada and Ireland.[11] She was named New Zealand Rugby women's player of the year for 2016.[12]

Winiata competed at the 2017 Women's Rugby Super Series.[13] She was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.[14] [15] She scored two tries in the final against England.[16]

On 18 August 2018, She appeared for the Black Ferns side against Australia in a Bledisloe Cup double-header at Sydney. She featured at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.[17] In August, She scored a try in her sides 47–10 victory over Australia in the opening of the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[18]

Winiata signed with the Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural 2022 season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[19]

In 2023, She made her 100th appearance for the Manawatū Cyclones against Otago in the sixth round of the Farah Palmer Cup in Dunedin. She has scored 77 tries for the Cyclones, 14 of those tries were in 2012.

Sevens

Winiata was a member of the Black Ferns Sevens side for eight years and appeared in 15 tournaments, scoring 32 tries. She has also won two World Sevens Series titles and was part of the Aotearoa Maori Sevens team that won four Hong Kong Sevens titles.

In 2013, she was a member of the champion New Zealand women's sevens team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.[20] [21]

Referee

Winiata made her international officiating debut at the 2019 Oceania Women’s Sevens in Fiji.[22] She was appointed as a match official for two rounds of the 2019–20 Women's Sevens Series, she officiated at the Dubai and Cape Town tournaments in December.

She was one of three Kiwis selected on the refereeing panel that officiated at the women's tournament of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[23] [24]

Personal life

Winiata is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Raukawa descent).[1] She was a Police officer in Palmerston North.[25] [26] In addition to being a Rugby Union player, referee and police officer (Senior Constable), she also works as a rugby commentator for Sky TV.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SETTING THE PACE. NZ Police Association. 12 July 2024 . 2024-07-16.
  2. Web site: Julian . Adam . 2023-08-17 . A Century for 'Shorty' - Selica Winiata set to play 100th game for Manawatū . 2024-07-22 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Heagney . George . 2023-08-19 . Cyclones centurion Selica Winiata to bring up 100 games for Manawatū . 2024-07-23 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  4. Web site: Rattue . Chris . 2018-08-18 . Selica Winiata: Black Fern, ref, mum, constable . 2024-07-22 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: 2013-07-16 . Black Ferns clinch series victory . 2024-07-23 . Planet Rugby . en.
  6. Web site: 'TOUGH LITTLE COOKIE' SCORES TOP SPORTS AWARD . policeassn.org.nz . 30 September 2014 . 13 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823074007/https://policeassn.org.nz/newsroom/publications/featured-articles/tough-little-cookie-scores-top-sports-award . 23 August 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  7. 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 . live . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: 2016-10-22 . Black Ferns vs Australia (Game 1) . 2024-07-22 . stats.allblacks.com.
  9. Web site: Julian . Adam . 2024-05-24 . A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup . 2024-07-17 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  10. Web site: 2016-10-26 . Black Ferns vs Australia (Game 2) . 2024-07-22 . stats.allblacks.com.
  11. Web site: 2017-03-28 . Black Ferns standout training with Chiefs . 2024-07-23 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  12. Web site: Schroeter . Miri . Heagney . George . 20 January 2017 . Manawatu sports people surprised Selica Winiata did not make the NZ sevens squad . 8 June 2017 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  13. Web site: 2017 . Black Ferns squad for International Women's Rugby Series named . 2024-07-23 . www.sporty.co.nz.
  14. 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 . live . dmy-all .
  15. 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 .
  16. Web site: 2017-08-28 . England lament Women's World Cup final defeat . 2024-07-23 . www.taipeitimes.com.
  17. News: Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England. 13 July 2019. Stuff.co.nz. 2019-07-17.
  18. Web site: 2019-08-10 . Wallaroos fall to Black Ferns in series opener . 2024-07-23 . australia.rugby . en.
  19. Web site: 2021-11-03 . Hurricanes Women's Squad Named in Historic Announcement . 2022-02-09 . Hurricanes . en.
  20. Web site: Liam Napier . 7 June 2013 . New Zealand Sevens World Cup squads named . live . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140320092000/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/8769424/New-Zealand-Sevens-World-Cup-squads-named . 20 March 2014 . 13 April 2015 . dmy-all.
  21. Web site: 2019-11-28 . World Series selection quicker than Winiata expected . 2024-07-23 . www.women.rugby . en.
  22. Web site: 2019-11-18 . Black Fern Selica Winiata to referee on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series . 2024-07-23 . www.women.rugby . en.
  23. News: Powell . Alex . 2021-04-17 . Tokyo Olympics: Black Ferns star Selicia Winiata named as one of three Kiwi sevens referees . live . 2024-07-23 . Newshub . en.
  24. Web site: 2021-04-17 . Three New Zealand Referees selected for the Tokyo Olympics . 2024-07-23 . NZ Rugby . en-NZ.
  25. Web site: Manawatu Standard . 23 September 2014 . Winiata receives police sporting accolade . 13 April 2015.
  26. Web site: All Blacks.COM Via NZPA . 22 September 2014 . Constable Selica Winiata the NZ Police Sportsperson of the Year . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430105241/http://allblacks.com/News/26006/constable-selica-winiata-the-nz-police-sportsperson-of-the-year . 30 April 2015 . 13 April 2015 . dmy-all.

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