Rugby player
Selica Winiata
Date of birth (1986-11-14 ) 14 November 1986 (age 37) Place of birth Levin, New Zealand [1] Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Selica Winiata (born 14 November 1986) is a New Zealand Rugby union player and referee. She plays for the Black Ferns , the Black Ferns Sevens and provincially for the Manawatu Cyclones . She was part of the Black Ferns 2014 and Champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squads. She won a silver medal with the Black Ferns Sevens team at the inaugural women's 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and a gold medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens .
Rugby career
XVs
Winiata attended Freyberg High School and made her provincial debut for the Manawatū Cyclones in 2001, aged 14.[2] [3] She made her international debut for the Black Ferns in 2008 against the Wallaroos .[4]
Winiata appeared in three Tests against England in July 2013.[5] She scored a dramatic winning-try in the second test to help New Zealand clinch the series against England in Hamilton .[5]
She competed at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup .[6] She was included in New Zealand's squad to play at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series .[7]
In 2016, She featured against the Wallaroos in the Laurie O'Reilly Cup where she scored four tries in the first test , and one try in the second.[8] [9] [10] In November that year, She scored two braces, against Canada and Ireland .[11] She was named New Zealand Rugby women's player of the year for 2016.[11] [12]
Winiata competed at the 2017 Women's Rugby Super Series .[13] She was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup .[14] [15] She scored two tries in the final against England .[2] [16]
On 18 August 2018, She appeared for the Black Ferns side against Australia in a Bledisloe Cup double-header at Sydney .[4] She featured at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego .[17] In August, She scored a try in her sides 47–10 victory over Australia in the opening of the Laurie O'Reilly Cup .[18]
Winiata signed with the Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural 2022 season of Super Rugby Aupiki .[19]
In 2023, She made her 100th appearance for the Manawatū Cyclones against Otago in the sixth round of the Farah Palmer Cup in Dunedin .[2] [3] She has scored 77 tries for the Cyclones, 14 of those tries were in 2012.[2] [3]
Sevens
Winiata was a member of the Black Ferns Sevens side for eight years and appeared in 15 tournaments, scoring 32 tries.[2] She has also won two World Sevens Series titles and was part of the Aotearoa Maori Sevens team that won four Hong Kong Sevens titles.[2]
In 2013, she was a member of the champion New Zealand women's sevens team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens .[20] [21]
Referee
Winiata made her international officiating debut at the 2019 Oceania Women’s Sevens in Fiji .[22] [21] She was appointed as a match official for two rounds of the 2019–20 Women's Sevens Series , she officiated at the Dubai and Cape Town tournaments in December.[22] [21]
She was one of three Kiwis selected on the refereeing panel that officiated at the women's tournament of the 2020 Summer Olympics .[23] [24]
Personal life
Winiata is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Raukawa descent).[1] She was a Police officer in Palmerston North .[25] [26] In addition to being a Rugby Union player, referee and police officer (Senior Constable ), she also works as a rugby commentator for Sky TV .[1]
References
^ a b c "SETTING THE PACE" . NZ Police Association . 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024 .
^ a b c d e f Julian, Adam (17 August 2023). "A Century for 'Shorty' - Selica Winiata set to play 100th game for Manawatū" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 22 July 2024 .
^ a b c Heagney, George (19 August 2023). "Cyclones centurion Selica Winiata to bring up 100 games for Manawatū" . www.stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ a b Rattue, Chris (18 August 2018). "Selica Winiata: Black Fern, ref, mum, constable" . NZ Herald . Retrieved 22 July 2024 .
^ a b "Black Ferns clinch series victory" . Planet Rugby . 16 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ " 'TOUGH LITTLE COOKIE' SCORES TOP SPORTS AWARD" . policeassn.org.nz. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named" . ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015 .
^ "Black Ferns vs Australia (Game 1)" . stats.allblacks.com . 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024 .
^ Julian, Adam (24 May 2024). "A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 17 July 2024 .
^ "Black Ferns vs Australia (Game 2)" . stats.allblacks.com . 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024 .
^ a b "Black Ferns standout training with Chiefs" . NZ Herald . 28 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ Schroeter, Miri; Heagney, George (20 January 2017). "Manawatu sports people surprised Selica Winiata did not make the NZ sevens squad" . www.stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 8 June 2017 .
^ "Black Ferns squad for International Women's Rugby Series named" . www.sporty.co.nz . 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named" . All Blacks . Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named" . Radio New Zealand . 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
^ "England lament Women's World Cup final defeat" . www.taipeitimes.com . 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England" . Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
^ "Wallaroos fall to Black Ferns in series opener" . australia.rugby . 10 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ "Hurricanes Women's Squad Named in Historic Announcement" . Hurricanes . 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022 .
^ Liam Napier (7 June 2013). "New Zealand Sevens World Cup squads named" . Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ a b c "World Series selection quicker than Winiata expected" . www.women.rugby . 28 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ a b "Black Fern Selica Winiata to referee on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series" . www.women.rugby . 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ Powell, Alex (17 April 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Black Ferns star Selicia Winiata named as one of three Kiwi sevens referees" . Newshub . Retrieved 23 July 2024 . {{cite news }}
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^ "Three New Zealand Referees selected for the Tokyo Olympics" . NZ Rugby . 17 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ Manawatu Standard (23 September 2014). "Winiata receives police sporting accolade" . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ All Blacks.COM Via NZPA (22 September 2014). "Constable Selica Winiata the NZ Police Sportsperson of the Year" . Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
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