| Date of birth | 7 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Girls' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jackson Willison (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tenika Willison (born 7 December 1997) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.[1] She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She also plays for the Black Ferns sevens internationally and won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Rugby career
Rugby sevens
Willison debuted for the Black Ferns Sevens side in 2016.[2] She competed for New Zealand in the women's sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she won a gold medal.[3][4]
Willison was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6] She won a bronze medal at the event.[7][8] She later competed in her second Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town and won a silver medal.[9][10][11]
Fifteens
Willison was signed by Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[3][4] She was selected in the Black Ferns fifteens 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O'Reilly Cup.[2][12] She made her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane.[13][14]
References
- ↑ "Tenika Willison". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- 1 2 "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 Birchall, Jim (16 January 2023). "League and sevens stars bolster Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". NZ Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- 1 2 "League and Sevens Stars Sign with Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". Chiefs. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Brisbane)". allblacks.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Burnes, Campbell (30 June 2023). "Black Ferns run rampant in Redcliffe". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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