Date of birth | 24 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adiana Talakai (born 24 February 1999) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays at Hooker for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W competition and for Australia internationally. She was part of Australia's squad that competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup.
Talakai started on her international debut for Australia against Fiji on 6 May 2022 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.[1][2][3] She came off the bench in her second test appearance against Japan at the Bond Sports Park in the Gold Coast on 10 May.[4][5]
Talakai was named in the squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[6][7] She started against the Black Ferns in the opening match of the Pacific Four series on 6 June.[8][9] She was named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[10][11]
Talakai made the Wallaroos side again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[12][13]
Talakai was selected in the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series, and the O'Reilly Cup.[14]