Stacey Fluhler
Stacey Fluhler (née Waaka; born 3 November 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player.
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Birth name | Stacy Waaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She debuted for the Black Ferns in 2015, the same year her brother Beaudein Waaka made his Rugby sevens debut for New Zealand.[1][2] Fluhler won the Junior Māori Sportswoman of the Year award that year.[3]
In 2016, she was also named in the development squad for the women's sevens and made her international debut in that form of the game.[4][5]
She was a member of the victorious 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[6] That year she graduated from the University of Waikato in the Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies with a major in Sport Management.[7]
References
- "Two black jerseys for Waaka siblings". Māori Television. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Strang, Ben (23 June 2015). "Stacey Waaka excited for Black Ferns debut". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Koti, Tepara; Day, Wikitōria (28 November 2015). "Stacey Waaka wins Junior Māori Sportswoman of the Year award". Māori Television. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Waaka selected for NZ Women's Development Sevens squad". Māori Television. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Waikato duo to debut in New Zealand women's sevens side in Atlanta". Waikato Times. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Stacey Waaka - Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar". www.waikato.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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