Liana Mikaele-Tu'u

Liana Mikaele-Tu'u (born 2 March 2002) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut against England in Exeter in 2021.[1][2][3]

Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
Date of birth (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
SchoolHastings Girls' High School
Notable relative(s)Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward, Number 8
Current team Blues, Auckland
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Hawke's Bay 6 (10)
2020– Auckland 9 (10)
2021– Blues 3 (0)
Correct as of 2 May 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021–  New Zealand 4 (0)
Correct as of 2 May 2022

Biography

Mikaele-Tu’u attended Hastings Girls High School and debuted for Hawke's Bay in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2019.[4] She moved to Auckland in 2020 to study physiotherapy at university and currently plays for Auckland.[4] She was named in the historic Blues women's team that played Chiefs at Eden Park in 2021.[4][5][6] She was then selected for the Black Ferns tour of England and France, she featured in all four test matches.[7][8] Mikaele-Tu’u was signed by the Blues for the inaugural 2022 season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[9][10]

Her brother is Highlanders loose forward Marino Mikaele-Tu’u.

References
  1. Pearson, Joseph (19 November 2021). "Black Ferns rookies, best mates Maia Roos and Liana Mikaele-Tu'u shine on first tour". Stuff. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "Tears as Black Ferns name nine debutants for England Test". 1 News. 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. Ekin, Kim (30 October 2021). "Black Ferns name nine debutants for long-awaited 100th test". www.rugbypass.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. McFadden, Suzanne (18 October 2021). "Teen 'angel' Liana Mikaele-Tu'u about to don her Black Fern wings". Stuff. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. "Liana Mikaele-Tu'u on the "special" moment she made Super Rugby history with brother Marino". www.women.rugby. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. Pearson, Joseph (13 April 2021). "Super Rugby: Blues and Chiefs reveal squads for landmark women's match at Eden Park". Stuff. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. "Black Ferns name youthful squad for European tour". 1 News. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. "34-player Black Ferns squad named for Test series". allblacks.com. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. "Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced". Blues Rugby. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". NZ Herald. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.