Sera Naiqama
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| Date of birth | 26 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Endeavour Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sera Naiqama (born 26 July 1995) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Lock for the Wallaroos and NSW Waratahs.
Biography
Naiqama is the younger sister of NRL and Fijian rugby league internationals Kevin and Wes Naiqama.[1] She played for Australia A against the Black Ferns Development team at the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship in Fiji.[1]
Naiqama made her international test debut for Australia on 6 May 2022 against Fiji.[2][3][4][5] She came off the bench in the Wallaroos test match against Japan four days later.[6]
Naiqama was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[7][8] She was named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b "Sera's ultimate test". FijiTimes. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2022-05-04). "Wallaroos name 11 debutants for opening Test of 2022 against Fijiana". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Eleven Debutants named in Buildcorp Wallaroo's opening clash against Fijiana". oceania.rugby. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (2022-05-06). "Wallaroos win on emotional return amid tries, tears and debuts". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "15 Waratahs players named in Wallaroos team to face Fijiana". nsw.rugby. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (2022-05-10). "Wasteful Wallaroos beaten by huge Japanese defensive effort". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2022-05-19). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (2022-05-19). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-14.