Rebecca Luia'ana
Date of birth | September 21, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Luia'ana (born 21 September 1970) is a former rugby union player. She made her debut for New Zealand against Canada on 16 October 1999 at Palmerston North.[1] She competed at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] Luia'ana was impressive in her teams trouncing of Australia in their quarter-final match.[3] She scored a try in their semifinal victory over France.[4]
Luia'ana featured in two test matches against England in 2001.[5] She was part of the Wellington team that defeated Auckland and won the 2006 NPC final.[1]
Wellington Rugby named their Women's Round 1 Division 1 trophy after her, the Rebecca Liua'ana Trophy.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Women in Rugby: Rebecca Liua'ana". www.wrfu.co.nz. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Ash, Julie (2002-04-17). "Black Ferns focused on revenge". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Milestone for Black Ferns skipper". NZ Herald. 2002-05-17. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Ref whistles a warning for Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 2002-05-22. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Black Ferns look for big forward effort against England". ESPN scrum. 2001-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female international rugby union players
- New Zealand female rugby union players