Ayesha Leti-I'iga

Ayesha Leti-I'iga (born 3 January 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for New Zealand on 3 November 2018, she came off the bench against the United States at Chicago.[1]

Ayesha Leti-I'iga
Date of birth (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999
Place of birthTauranga, New Zealand
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Hurricanes (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–Present Wellington 38 (51)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–  New Zealand 12 (15)

Career

Leti-I’iga made her debut for Wellington in 2015 at the age of 16 and since then has scored 51 tries in 38 games.[2] She also plays for Wellington club Oriental Rongotai and has scored 159 tries in 62 games for them.[3] She featured in all of the games at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.[3] She helped the Black Ferns maintain their unbeaten record against Australia later that year.[4][5][6]

Leti-I’iga was a standout for the Black Ferns in their unsuccessful tour of England and France in 2021, she played in three of the four test matches.[7][8][9][10][11] She signed with the Hurricanes for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[12]

References
  1. Caldwell, Olivia (2 November 2018). "Black Ferns wing Ayesha Leti-I'iga inspired by family tragedy to reach her dream". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. Deane, Steve (2 November 2018). "The Black Ferns 'baby' with an angel on her shoulder". Newsroom. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "Ayesha Leti-I'iga #201". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "Black Ferns wallop Wallaroos to maintain unbeaten record". ESPN.com. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. "Black Ferns wallop Wallaroos again". Otago Daily Times Online News. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. "Black Ferns ease past Wallaroos". Otago Daily Times Online News. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. "Red Roses record dominant win over Black Ferns". www.englandrugby.com. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. "Rugby: Black Ferns make six changes for England rematch". NZ Herald. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v England (Northampton)". allblacks.com. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. "Black Ferns named for first Test against France". allblacks.com. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. Pearson, Joseph (13 November 2021). "Black Ferns suffer another heavy defeat to France for third loss of tough northern tour". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  12. "Hurricanes Women's Squad Named in Historic Announcement". Hurricanes. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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