Tala Mulipola

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