Manaia Nuku

Manaia Nuku is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.

Manaia Nuku
Date of birth2003 (age 19–20)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Waikato 2 (5)
2021 Bay of Plenty 3 (5)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
 New Zealand

Nuku attended Hamilton Girls' High School and made her debut for Waikato in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2020.[1][2] She was given a full-time rugby sevens contract with the Black Ferns Sevens in 2021.[1][3]

Nuku played for the Black Ferns Pango team at the 2022 Oceania Sevens at Pukekohe.[4] She was named as a non-travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6]

References
  1. Stanley, Ashley (2021-01-29). "Manaia Nuku latest sevens star from Hamilton Girls". Newsroom. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. Goile, Aaron (2021-02-05). "How one school produced a quarter of the 2021 Black Ferns Sevens squad". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. "Kelly Brazier energised by "scary but exciting" Black Ferns talent - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. "Sevens stars set to shine over Matariki weekend". allblacks.com. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  6. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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