Tala Mulipola (born 3 June 1981) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 3 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editMulipola played seven tests for the Black Ferns. She made her international debut at the 2000 Canada Cup against hosts, Canada, on 23 September in Winnipeg.[1] She also played in the matches against the United States and England.[2][3]
In May 2001, Mulipola attended the Black Ferns trials that was held in Auckland.[4] She eventually made the team to play England in two tests in June.[5][6][7] She came off the bench when her side narrowly beat the English by five points in the first test at Rotorua.[8][9] She featured in the Black Ferns dramatic loss to England in the second test at Albany, thus ending her side's ten year unbeaten record.[10][11]
In 2003, She was part of the Black Ferns team that played two-test matches against the World XV side in New Zealand.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Black Ferns vs Canada". stats.allblacks.com. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs USA". stats.allblacks.com. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, Huw (18 May 2001). "NZ Black Ferns prepare for English tests". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, Huw (23 May 2001). "NZ Black Ferns' squad named for English tests". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Hulme, David (8 June 2001). "Winning record motivates world champion Black Ferns". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns look for big forward effort against England". ESPN scrum. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Rutherford, Jenni (20 June 2001). "Suasua wants Black Ferns to stop errors". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England (Game 1)". stats.allblacks.com. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, Huw (16 June 2001). "English women shatter New Zealand Black Ferns". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England (Game 2)". stats.allblacks.com. 16 June 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Six new caps named in Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs World XV". stats.allblacks.com. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Injuries force player loan for World XV final". NZ Herald. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2024.