Kelsey Teneti

Kelsey Teneti (born 12 May 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player and athlete.

Kelsey Teneti
Date of birth (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
SchoolHamilton Girls' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Hamilton Old Boys' (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Waikato (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 New Zealand 1 (0)

Early career

Teneti attended Hamilton Girls' High School. She was an age-grade hockey player and waka ama athlete.[1]

Rugby career

Teneti plays for Waikato in the Farah Palmer Cup.[2] In 2021 Teneti was named in the Chiefs squad for their historic match against the Blues at Eden Park in April.[3]

Teneti was contracted to the Black Ferns sevens team but has yet to make her sevens debut.[2]

Teneti was called in as an injury cover for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[4][2] She made her international debut on 6 June 2022 against Australia at Tauranga.[5][6]

2023

In 2023, she was named in the Black Ferns side to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.[7][8] In July, she scored a try in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[9][10]

References
  1. Perry, James (7 September 2018). "Teneti a star on the rise in three sports". Māori Television. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. "Black Ferns call up sevens rookie Kelsey Teneti as injury cover for Pacific Four Series". Stuff. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. "Chiefs women's side named for historic Super Rugby match". NZ Sports Wire. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. "Black Ferns named for first Test of Pacific Four Series". allblacks.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. Burnes, Campbell (5 June 2022). "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Tauranga)". allblacks.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. Burnes, Campbell (9 July 2023). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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