Ruby Tui
Ruby Tui (born 13 December 1991) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She competed internationally when the national rugby sevens team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament.[1][2]
| Date of birth | 13 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Tui made her debut in 2012 in Fiji and has been a part of the national setup ever since. Tui has been described as a "powerful and aggressive prop".[3] She is a product of the Go4Gold campaign of the New Zealand Rugby Union.[4]
Personal life
Tui received a scholarship to study at Aoraki Polytechnic, where she completed a Diploma in Sport in 2013.[5]
Tui's father is Samoan and she is of Irish and Scottish heritage on her mother's side.[6]
Achievements and honours
- 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team[7]
- 2019, HSBC Dream Team for the 2019 series[8]
- 2019, World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year [9]
References
- "Olympic Games Women's Sevens, Match 34". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". Stuff.co.nz. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- "Ruby Tui". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Ruby Tui". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "PM Schols: Rugby Sevens player Ruby Tui". High Performance Sport New Zealand. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Women's Rugby Sevens Player Ruby Tui Thanks Sport for Helping Her Overcome Her Difficult Upbringing". The Australian Women's Weekly. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018 – via Now to Love.
- "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "The World Rugby Awards 2019 — That's a wrap". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
External links
- Ruby Tui at Black Ferns Sevens
- Ruby Tui at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Ruby Tui at the International Olympic Committee
- Ruby Tui at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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