Montessa Tairakena
Date of birth (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Waikato 4 (5)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2019–  New Zealand 3 (10)

Montessa Tairakena (born 12 September 2000) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.

Tairakena attended Hamilton Girls' High School and was a member of the Youth Olympic Games Sevens team that won gold in 2018.[1] She made her international Black Ferns Sevens debut at the 2019 USA Women's Sevens in Glendale, Colorado.[2][3]

Tairakena has also represented New Zealand in athletics and touch rugby.

References

  1. ↑ "Montessa Tairakena the new face in Black Ferns Sevens squad". Stuff. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ↑ "Montessa Tairakena to debut for Black Ferns Sevens". allblacks.com. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. ↑ "One debutant in Black Ferns Sevens for opening event". allblacks.com. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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