Tyla Nathan-Wong

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Tyla Nathan-Wong
Tyla Nathan-Wong 2017 (cropped).jpg
Nathan-Wong in 2017
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 27)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Auckland Women's Sevens ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010– NZ Women's Touch team
2011 NZ U19 Women's Touch Team
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012– New Zealand
2012 Maori Women's Sevens
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Francisco Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Team competition

Tyla Nathan-Wong (born 1 July 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens representative and two-time Olympic medalist. She became a silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and recently won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

In 2015 and 2019, she was named New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year.[1] She began playing rugby when she attended Lynfield College.[2][3] She is of the Ngāpuhi tribe, and is also of Chinese and European descent. In 2012 & 2013, she won the Junior Māori Sportswoman of the Year award and was a finalist for the same award in 2014.[4][5]

Nathan-Wong was selected for the women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

In 2018, Nathan-Wong and her team won both the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast in Australia, as well as the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, United States.

In 2019, Nathan-Wong was nominated as a World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year having completed the season as the top goal kicker in the tournament.[7] She joined the Blues for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Simon (14 January 2016). "Nathan-Wong gives it her all". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Rugbygirl – Tyla Nathan-Wong". www.rugbygirl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Mentjox, Lauren (27 April 2010). "Talented Tyla has a touch of class". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ Te Kāea (30 November 2013). "2013 Māori Sports Awards winners list". maoritelevision.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ Day, Wikitōria (18 November 2014). "Womens Rugby Sevens player Tyla Nathan-Wong finalist for Te Tamāhine-a-Papatūānuku award". maoritelevision.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "New Zealand sevens squads named for Olympics". All Blacks.com. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Black Ferns Sevens star joins Blues' Super Rugby Aupiki squad". allblacks.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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