Teresa Te Tamaki Explained

Birth Date:31 December 1981
Birth Place:Rotorua, New Zealand
Height:1.67 m
Weight:73 kg
Ru Position:Inside Back, Hooker
Ru Provinceyears1:2007–2011
Ru Province1:Auckland
Ru Provinceapps1:23
Ru Provincepoints1:5
Ru Provinceyears2:2012–2015
Ru Province2:Waikato
Ru Provinceapps2:25
Ru Provincepoints2:20
Repyears1:2007–2015
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:0
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2009

Teresa Te Tamaki (born 31 December 1981) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Biography

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teresa Lifestyle physio . 2022-03-25 . www.lifestylephysio.co.nz.
  2. Web site: Atkinson . Matt . 2016-08-01 . Out of school and into the Rio Olympics for Waikato teenager Terina Te Tamaki . 2022-03-25 . Stuff . en.
  3. Web site: 2007-09-28 . Black Ferns name squad for Australia Test series . 2022-03-25 . ESPN scrum.
  4. Web site: 2009-03-05 . Rugby: Injury forces change to NZ sevens squad . 2022-03-25 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
  5. Web site: 2011-11-17 . World Champion Black Ferns ready for England tour . 2022-03-25 . Rugby World . en-US.
  6. Web site: McKendry . Patrick . 2011-11-27 . Rugby: 'Soul searching' for beaten Black Ferns . 2022-03-25 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: 2011-11-29 . England defeat Black Ferns... again to secure series win . 2022-03-25 . Rugby World . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2011-12-04 . Rugby: Black Ferns draw final test . 2022-03-25 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  9. Web site: Schofield . Daniel . 2012-11-27 . England's women seal series success with victory over New Zealand . 2022-03-25 . the Guardian . en.
  10. Web site: Aylwin . Michael . 2012-12-01 . England Women complete whitewash over world champions New Zealand . 2022-03-25 . the Guardian . en.
  11. Web site: 2015-06-28 . Canada falls to clinical New Zealand . 2022-03-25 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2015-07-01 . Lineups for Women’s Super Series Round 2 . 2022-03-25 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  13. News: 2 July 2015 . England women lose to Black Ferns . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-03-25.
  14. Web site: 2015-07-06 . Black Ferns dominate Women’s Eagles . 2022-03-25 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.

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