Selica Winiata (born 14 November 1986) is a New Zealand Rugby union player and referee. She plays for the Black Ferns, the Black Ferns Sevens and provincially for the Manawatu Cyclones. She was part of the Black Ferns 2014 and Champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squads. She won a silver medal with the Black Ferns Sevens team at the inaugural women's 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and a gold medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Levin, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
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editWiniata attended Freyberg High School and made her provincial debut for the Manawatū Cyclones in 2001, aged 14.[2][3] She made her international debut for the Black Ferns in 2008 against the Wallaroos.[4]
Winiata appeared in three Tests against England in July 2013.[5] She scored a dramatic winning-try in the second test to help New Zealand clinch the series against England in Hamilton.[5]
She competed at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[6] She was included in New Zealand's squad to play at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series.[7]
In 2016, She featured against the Wallaroos in the Laurie O'Reilly Cup where she scored four tries in the first test, and one try in the second.[8][9][10] In November that year, She scored two braces, against Canada and Ireland.[11] She was named New Zealand Rugby women's player of the year for 2016.[11][12]
Winiata competed at the 2017 Women's Rugby Super Series.[13] She was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.[14][15] She scored two tries in the final against England.[2][16]
On 18 August 2018, She appeared for the Black Ferns side against Australia in a Bledisloe Cup double-header at Sydney.[4] She featured at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.[17] In August, She scored a try in her sides 47–10 victory over Australia in the opening of the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[18]
Winiata signed with the Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural 2022 season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[19]
In 2023, She made her 100th appearance for the Manawatū Cyclones against Otago in the sixth round of the Farah Palmer Cup in Dunedin.[2][3] She has scored 77 tries for the Cyclones, 14 of those tries were in 2012.[2][3]
Sevens
editWiniata was a member of the Black Ferns Sevens side for eight years and appeared in 15 tournaments, scoring 32 tries.[2] She has also won two World Sevens Series titles and was part of the Aotearoa Maori Sevens team that won four Hong Kong Sevens titles.[2]
In 2013, she was a member of the champion New Zealand women's sevens team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.[20][21]
Referee
editWiniata made her international officiating debut at the 2019 Oceania Women’s Sevens in Fiji.[22][21] She was appointed as a match official for two rounds of the 2019–20 Women's Sevens Series, she officiated at the Dubai and Cape Town tournaments in December.[22][21]
She was one of three Kiwis selected on the refereeing panel that officiated at the women's tournament of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[23][24]
Personal life
editWiniata is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Raukawa descent).[1] She was a Police officer in Palmerston North.[25][26] In addition to being a Rugby Union player, referee and police officer (Senior Constable), she also works as a rugby commentator for Sky TV.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "SETTING THE PACE". NZ Police Association. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Julian, Adam (17 August 2023). "A Century for 'Shorty' - Selica Winiata set to play 100th game for Manawatū". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Heagney, George (19 August 2023). "Cyclones centurion Selica Winiata to bring up 100 games for Manawatū". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Rattue, Chris (18 August 2018). "Selica Winiata: Black Fern, ref, mum, constable". NZ Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Black Ferns clinch series victory". Planet Rugby. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "'TOUGH LITTLE COOKIE' SCORES TOP SPORTS AWARD". policeassn.org.nz. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Australia (Game 1)". stats.allblacks.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Julian, Adam (24 May 2024). "A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Australia (Game 2)". stats.allblacks.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Black Ferns standout training with Chiefs". NZ Herald. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Schroeter, Miri; Heagney, George (20 January 2017). "Manawatu sports people surprised Selica Winiata did not make the NZ sevens squad". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad for International Women's Rugby Series named". www.sporty.co.nz. 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "England lament Women's World Cup final defeat". www.taipeitimes.com. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Wallaroos fall to Black Ferns in series opener". australia.rugby. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Hurricanes Women's Squad Named in Historic Announcement". Hurricanes. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Liam Napier (7 June 2013). "New Zealand Sevens World Cup squads named". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "World Series selection quicker than Winiata expected". www.women.rugby. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Black Fern Selica Winiata to referee on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.women.rugby. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Powell, Alex (17 April 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Black Ferns star Selicia Winiata named as one of three Kiwi sevens referees". Newshub. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Three New Zealand Referees selected for the Tokyo Olympics". NZ Rugby. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Manawatu Standard (23 September 2014). "Winiata receives police sporting accolade". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ All Blacks.COM Via NZPA (22 September 2014). "Constable Selica Winiata the NZ Police Sportsperson of the Year". Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.