Tala Mulipola

New Zealand rugby player

Rugby player
Tala Mulipola
Date of birth (1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2003 Auckland Marist (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–? Auckland 11 (15)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2003 New Zealand 7 (5)

Tala Mulipola (born 3 June 1981) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Rugby career

Mulipola 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

  1. ^ "Black Ferns vs Canada". stats.allblacks.com. 2000-09-23. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Black Ferns vs USA". stats.allblacks.com. 2000-09-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 2000-09-30. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Turner, Huw (2001-05-18). "NZ Black Ferns prepare for English tests". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Turner, Huw (2001-05-23). "NZ Black Ferns' squad named for English tests". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Hulme, David (2001-06-08). "Winning record motivates world champion Black Ferns". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Black Ferns look for big forward effort against England". ESPN scrum. 2001-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Rutherford, Jenni (2001-06-20). "Suasua wants Black Ferns to stop errors". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Black Ferns vs England (Game 1)". stats.allblacks.com. 2001-06-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Turner, Huw (2001-06-16). "English women shatter New Zealand Black Ferns". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Black Ferns vs England (Game 2)". stats.allblacks.com. 2001-06-16. Retrieved 2024-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Rugby: Six new caps named in Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Black Ferns vs World XV". stats.allblacks.com. 2003-10-04. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Injuries force player loan for World XV final". NZ Herald. 2003-10-11. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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