Fiao'o Fa'amausili

Fiao'o Fa'amausili ONZM (born 30 September 1980) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She plays for New Zealand and Auckland. She was a member of the winning Black Ferns squad for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Fiao'o Fa'amausili
Fa'amausili in 2018
Date of birth (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–present Auckland ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–present New Zealand 53 (75)
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  New Zealand
Women's Rugby World Cup
2017 IrelandTeam competition

She is a police officer in Auckland.[1]

Fa'amausili was named as captain of the Black Ferns for the inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series held in Canada.[2] She was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[3][4]

In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Fa'amausili was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[5]

In 2019, Faamausili was on the voting panel for the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year award.[6]

References
  1. partner.allblacks.com (2014). "Fiao'o Fa'amausili". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Awards Voting Panel". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.


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