Kilisitina Moata'ane (born 23 November 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut off the bench in a 47–10 victory over Australia in Perth on 10 August 2019.[1][2][3][4]
| Date of birth | 23 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editMoata’ane is of Tongan heritage and was born in Auckland. Her family later moved to Dunedin where she was educated at Kavanagh College.[2] She took up rugby as a teenager in Year 12 and is now a teacher aide at Otago Girls’ High School.
Career
editMoata’ane has previously represented Tonga at rugby league. She made her debut for Otago Spirit in 2014 at the age of 16. She has since scored 26 tries in 41 games for Otago. In 2017 she scored five tries against Tasman and in 2019 she helped Otago win the Farah Palmer Cup by scoring nine tries in six games. She scored four against North Harbour in Otago's round-robin win.
In 2018 she was selected for the European tour, but was injured at the pre-departure camp. The same thing happened to her again in 2019 when she was selected for the North American tour, she was ruled out with an injury.[1][2][5]
Moata’ane played for the Possibles against the Probables in a Black Ferns trial match in 2020.[6][7]
At the Dunedin Club Rugby Award in 2021 she was named women's player of the year.[8] Moata’ane was named in the Matatū squad for the inaugural and historical season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Black Fern Kilisitina Moata'ane set to debut after horror injury run". Stuff. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Caldwell, Olivia (9 August 2019). "Black Fern Kilisitina Moata'ane overcomes injury setbacks to debut". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Gilhooly, Daniel (8 August 2019). "Wallaroos to face experienced Black Ferns". 7NEWS. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Two debutants for Black Ferns Perth Test". Rugby15.co.za. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Wall, Jamie (8 August 2019). "Persistence pays off for Black Ferns midfielder". Māori Television. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Bay of Plenty women named in Possibles v Probables". NZ Herald. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". allblacks.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Seconi, Adrian (14 October 2021). "Midfielders Moata'ane, Nu'u claim major awards". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Meikle, Hayden (4 November 2021). "Otago's Gorinski, Moata'ane, Muir in inaugural Matatu squad". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Matatū confirm their inaugural 2022 squad". Crusaders Rugby. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Super Rugby Aupiki women's franchises confirm squads". NZ Sports Wire. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.