Samoa international rugby league footballer
Tasia Seumanufagai (born 15 September 1989) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a lock, she is a Samoan international and previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Seumanufagai was born in Auckland and raised in Wellington. Her cousin, Ava, is a professional rugby league player.[1][2]
Playing career
In 2010, Seumanufagai began playing rugby league for the Randwick Kingfishers.[3] She later moved to Melbourne, where she began playing rugby union before playing rugby league for the Truganina Rabbitohs.[4][5]
In 2011, she made her Test debut for Samoa against Australia in Apia.[6]
In May 2019, she represented the Combined Affiliated States at the Women's National Championships.[7] In June 2019, she was named in Samoa's squad for their Test against New Zealand but did not play.[8]
On 10 July 2019, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[9] In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–8 win over the Brisbane Broncos.[10]
In 2020, Seumanufagai played for the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[11]
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