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Tala Mulipola

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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

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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

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  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.
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