Talei Wilson

Talei Wilson
Born (1995-09-03) September 3, 1995 (age 31)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Loose forward
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–Present Brumbies 15 (15)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Fiji 4 (15)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
Fiji 7s

Talei Qalo Wilson (born Sep 3, 1995) is a Fijian rugby union player. She plays for the Brumbies in the Super W competition.

Rugby career

Wilson began playing rugby at the age of seven in 2003.

In the 2021 Super W season, she scored a try in the Brumbies opener against the Melbourne Rebels.

Wilson switched from playing Wing to Blindside Flanker in the Brumbies opening game against the Waratahs in the 2022 Super W season. She played against the Fijiana Drua in the final round of competition.

Wilson was selected for the Fijiana squad to play two test matches against Japan and Australia in May 2022. She made her international debut for Fiji against Japan on 1 May 2022 at Bond University at Gold Coast, Queensland. She went on to score her first try in a test match against Australia.

Wilson named in Fijiana squad again for the 2022 Oceania Championship in New Zealand. She scored a brace of tries as Fiji annihilated Papua New Guinea with a record 152–0. She was named in the starting line up in the final match against Samoa.

In September 2022, she was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She scored a try in Fiji's 21–15 loss to South Africa for eleventh place.

References

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  19. ↑ Walker, Sarah (2022-07-17). "2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship Team Lists 17 July 2022" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  20. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-09-21). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  21. ↑ Mockford, Sarah (2022-09-21). "Fiji Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  22. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  23. ↑ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  24. ↑ Cama, Akuila (2024-07-31). "Wilson thankful dad made it to France". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2024-08-01.