Tenika Willison
Date of birth (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 26)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
SchoolHamilton Girls' High School
Notable relative(s)Jackson Willison (cousin)
Rugby union career
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Chiefs Manawa (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 New Zealand 1 (2)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016– New Zealand
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Francisco Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Tenika Willison (born 7 December 1997) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.[1] She played for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She also plays for the Black Ferns sevens internationally and won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Rugby career

Rugby sevens

Willison debuted for the Black Ferns Sevens side in 2016.[2] She competed for New Zealand in the women's sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she won a gold medal.[3][4]

Willison was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6] She won a bronze medal at the event.[7][8] She later competed in her second Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town and won a silver medal.[9][10][11]

Fifteens

Willison was signed by Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[3][4] She was selected in the Black Ferns fifteens 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O'Reilly Cup.[2][12] She made her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Tenika Willison". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Birchall, Jim (16 January 2023). "League and sevens stars bolster Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". NZ Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "League and Sevens Stars Sign with Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". Chiefs. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ^ "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ^ "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Brisbane)". allblacks.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ^ Burnes, Campbell (30 June 2023). "Black Ferns run rampant in Redcliffe". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links


New Zealand women's Squad – 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Gold Medal
2018 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
2020 New Zealand Olympic team
2022 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
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