Montessa Tairakena (born 12 September 2000) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.
| 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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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.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Montessa Tairakena the new face in Black Ferns Sevens squad". Stuff. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Montessa Tairakena to debut for Black Ferns Sevens". allblacks.com. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "One debutant in Black Ferns Sevens for opening event". allblacks.com. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2022.