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New Zealand rugby union and sevens player

Rugby player
Fa'anati Aniseko
Date of birth (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ponsonby (0)
Ardmore Marist (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2008 Auckland 13 (55)
2013–2014 Counties Manukau 17 (55)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007  New Zealand 2 (5)

Fa'anati Aniseko (born 31 March 1989) is a former New Zealand rugby union and sevens player.

Rugby career

XVs

Aniseko played club rugby for Ponsonby and Ardmore Marist.

Aniseko was selected for the Black Ferns squad for the 2007 Laurie O'Reilly Cup. She made her Black Ferns test debut as an 18-year-old against Australia on 16 October 2007 at Wanganui. She scored a try on debut 20 seconds after coming off the bench to help her side win 21–10. She made her last international appearance in the second test against the Wallaroos at Porirua.

Aniseko played for Auckland before going on hiatus for six years and reappearing for Counties Manukau. She moved to Australia in 2016.

Sevens

Aniseko also competed for the Black Ferns sevens team. In 2008, she attended a Black Ferns sevens three-day trial camp that was held in Auckland. She made selection for the sevens side that competed at the 2008 Oceania Sevens Championship in Apia, Samoa. It was a qualifying tournament for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

References

  1. "Ponsonby Black Ferns". www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Black Ferns side named". ESPN.com. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Two new Black Ferns". www.stuff.co.nz. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Fa'anati Aniseko". www.sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. Crowley, Richard (17 October 2007). "Ferns overcome frailties". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. "Black Ferns vs Australia". stats.allblacks.com. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Rugby: Suasua to coach NZ women's sevens team". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Suasua to coach NZ Womens 7s". ESPN scrum. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. "NZ women's sevens squad named". www.stuff.co.nz. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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