Date of birth | 12 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montessa Tairakena (born 12 September 2000) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.
Tairakena attended Hamilton Girls' High School and was a member of the Youth Olympic Games Sevens team that won gold in 2018.[1] She made her international Black Ferns Sevens debut at the 2019 USA Women's Sevens in Glendale, Colorado.[2][3]
Tairakena has also represented New Zealand in athletics and touch rugby.
References
- ↑ "Montessa Tairakena the new face in Black Ferns Sevens squad". Stuff. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ↑ "Montessa Tairakena to debut for Black Ferns Sevens". allblacks.com. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ↑ "One debutant in Black Ferns Sevens for opening event". allblacks.com. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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