Date of birth | 15 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siokapesi Palu (born 15 October 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Centre for the Brumbies in the Super W competition.[1] She competed for Australia at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Palu was selected in the Wallaroos 32-player squad to meet Fiji and Japan in two test matches, but she did not get to run onto the field.[2][3] She started for the Australian Barbarians side against Japan at Wests Rugby Club in Brisbane on 6 May 2022.[4]
Palu was named in the Australian national team for a two-test series against the Black Ferns for the O'Reilly Cup.[5][6] She was named in the starting line-up in the second test against New Zealand and made her debut on 27 August 2022 in Adelaide.[7][8][9][10] She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[11][12]
In 2023, Palu featured in the Wallaroos loss to Canada in the final match of the Pacific Four Series.[13][14]