Kelsey_Teneti
Kelsey Teneti
New Zealand rugby union player
Kelsey Teneti (born 12 May 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player and athlete.
| Date of birth | (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Girls' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teneti attended Hamilton Girls' High School. She was an age-grade hockey player and waka ama athlete.[1]
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]
- Perry, James (7 September 2018). "Teneti a star on the rise in three sports". Māori Television. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "Black Ferns call up sevens rookie Kelsey Teneti as injury cover for Pacific Four Series". Stuff. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "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.
- "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "Black Ferns named for first Test of Pacific Four Series". allblacks.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- Burnes, Campbell (5 June 2022). "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Tauranga)". allblacks.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- Burnes, Campbell (9 July 2023). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.