Jacquileen Apiata
| Date of birth | June 10, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacqui Stewart (née Apiata, born 10 June 1966) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for New Zealand at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Career[edit]
Apiata grew up in Otautau where she attended Otautau School and Central Southland College.[1] She took up rugby while studying at the University of Canterbury. She played Centre in the Black Ferns first-ever match in 1989 against the California Grizzlies in Christchurch.[1] She later played in the first home and away tests against Australia in 1994 and 1995.
In 2018, Apiata was among several former Black Ferns who received test caps, she was given the first cap.[1][2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Making History - First Ever Black Fern Cap". www.rugbysouthland.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Hornell, Scott (3 June 2018). "Black Ferns 'past and present' players to all be Officially Capped". Last Word on Rugby. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns to be honoured with test capping ceremonies". Stuff. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns to be honoured with Test capping". allblacks.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.