Tammi Wilson

Tammi Wilson

Date of birth	(1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Christchurch
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Auckland (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2002 New Zealand 16 (193) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2000  New Zealand
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's rugby union Rugby World Cup 1998 Netherlands Team competition 2002 Spain Team competition

Tammi Wilson Uluinayau (born 29 September 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. She represented the New Zealand women's national rugby union team, the Black Ferns, at the 1998 and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2][3]

Wilson was born in Christchurch and was the only girl in a family of two.[3] She attended Hato Hohepa Maori Girls College and Auckland Girls' Grammar School.[4] She has a master's degree from Auckland University of Technology.[5] She had previously represented New Zealand in touch and Sevens and rugby league before making the Black Ferns.[3]

Wilson was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team, who took part in the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens.[6][7] In 2001, she played in the two test series for the Black Ferns against England.[8][9]

Wilson also played Rugby League for New Zealand in 1995, playing in the inaugural Test Match series against Australia.[10][11]

References

1. "Black Ferns through to World Cup final". NZ Herald. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
2. "World Cup Win The Last Word For Many Black Ferns". Scoop.co.nz. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
3. Julian, Adam (17 April 2020). "Tammi Wilson on the rise of women's rugby union in New Zealand". The Roar. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
4. "Old Girls' Achievers". Auckland Girls Grammar School. 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
5. Wilson Uluinayau (2018). Validation of Two Patient Self-report Questionnaires Measuring Cultural Responsiveness of Physiotherapists Practising in New Zealand (Masters thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology. hdl:10292/11910.
6. "2000 New Zealand Women's sevens team - Where Are They Now?". All Blacks. 17 April 2020.
7. "Looking back: Black Ferns Sevens in Hong Kong (2000)". allblacks.com. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
8. Hulme, David (20 June 2001). "Winning record motivates world champion Black Ferns". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
9. "Black Ferns look for big forward effort against England". ESPN Scrum. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
10. Scholes, Gary (9 July 1995). "NZ men's defeat motivates women". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
11. "Kiwi Ferns - Roll of Honour". New Zealand Rugby League. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

External links

• Black Ferns Profile