Sosoli Talawadua Explained
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1989 |
| Height: | 1.62 m |
| Weight: | 89 kg |
| Ru Position: | Prop |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 2013–2018 |
| Ru Province1: | Waikato |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 33 |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 20 |
| Ru Provinceyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Ru Province2: | Manawatū Cyclones |
| Ru Provinceapps2: | 12 |
| Ru Provincepoints2: | 10 |
| Superyears1: | 2023 |
| Super1: | Hurricanes Poua |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Repcaps1: | 8 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Repyears2: | 2023 |
| Repcaps2: | 3 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
Sosoli Talawadua (born 30 June 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squad in Ireland. She also plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Rugby career
Talawadua debuted for the Black Ferns on 27 November 2016 against Ireland at Dublin.[1] [2] She was part of the Black Ferns champion 2017 Rugby World Cup side.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Talawadua returned to Whanganui after representing Waikato for six seasons in the Farah Palmer Cup.
In 2019, She was named player of the year for the Manawatū Cyclones. In 2020, She worked part-time as the women’s and secondary schools’ rugby development officer for the Whanganui Rugby Union.
In December 2022, Talawadua was confirmed as one of three final signings for Hurricanes Poua for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[7]
2023
Talawadua was named in the Manusina Samoa squad for the inaugural WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa.[8] [9]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Two new caps in Black Ferns . 2016-11-26 . Radio New Zealand . 2017-09-18 . en-nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184706/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/318991/two-new-caps-in-black-ferns# . 2018-01-15 . live .
- News: Black Ferns name squad . 2016-11-12 . Radio New Zealand . 2017-09-18 . en-nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184714/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/317937/black-ferns-name-squad# . 2018-01-15 . live .
- News: Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 2017-07-05 . Radio New Zealand . 2017-09-18 . en-nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813223857/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named# . 2017-08-13 . live .
- Web site: Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named . All Blacks . en . 2017-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named# . 2018-06-12 . live .
- Web site: Stanley . Ashley . 2020-07-29 . Black Fern Sosoli Talawadua takes game back to her Whanganui roots . 2023-02-13 . Stuff . en.
- Web site: Tutty . Logan . 2020-08-01 . Black Fern home in Whanganui and giving back . 2023-02-13 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
- Web site: 2022-12-07 . Hurricanes Poua lure NRLW champion Kiwi Fern home for Super Rugby Aupiki . 2023-02-13 . Stuff . en.
- Web site: worldrugby.org . 2023-10-03 . WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named . 2023-10-08 . www.world.rugby.
- Web site: 2023-10-04 . CYCLONES SELECTED FOR MANUSINA SQUAD . 2023-10-08 . www.manawaturugby.co.nz.
