Lavinia Tauhalaliku
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Lavinia Tauhalaliku is a Tongan New Zealander rugby league player. She is a former member of the New Zealand women's national rugby league team.
Tauhalaliku has previously played rugby union for Manurewa and the Counties Manukau women's team in 2018 and 2019.[1] In 2019 she was named to the Bolt team in the Red Bull Ignite7.[2]
She played league for the Auckland Vulcans. In October 2020 she was selected for the New Zealand for their match against Fetū Samoa.[3][4][5]
In June 2022 she was selected for Mate Ma'a Tonga.[6][7] On 22 June 2022 she was appointed captain of Tonga.[8]
City club side (Ponsonby/Pt Chevalier)[edit]
In 2023 she played for the City side in Auckland. The team is a combined Ponsonby Ponies and Pt Chevalier Pirates side and competed in the Auckland Rugby League competition. She was the leading try scorer with 15 from 13 games and was awarded the 2023 Auckland Rugby League club player of the year award at their 11 August prize giving.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lavinia Tauhalaliku". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Red Bull Ignite7 Athletes Announced". NZ Rugby. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Vulcans and Auckland club stars included in Ferns' wider squad". Auckland Rugby League. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Strong Warriors flavour in Kiwi Ferns squad". Warriors. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns name 11 new faces for Samoa international". Te Ao Māori News. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Mate Ma'a Tonga team announced for Kiwis match". Matangi Tonga. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Alicia Newton (17 June 2022). "NRLW young guns named for Mate Ma'a Tonga". NRL. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Tonga skipper overwhelmed at receiving honour". RNZ. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "ARL Awards celebrate 2023 Premiership season". ARL. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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