Dhys Faleafaga (born 17 October 2000) is a New Zealand

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and sevens player. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for

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provincially. She has played for the Black Ferns and the Black Ferns Sevens internationally.

Personal life

Faleafaga attended St Mary's College and played for their First XV. They won the National First XV and Sevens titles in 2016 and 2017. Her mother, Vanessa was a flanker who represented

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at the

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and

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s. She also played

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for the

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. Her older sister, Lyric Faleafaga, was previously a member of the Black Ferns Sevens squad.

Rugby career

2017–2018

Faleafaga made her debut for the Wellington Pride in 2017. In 2018, she was one of 28 female rugby players to be the first-ever 15s players to be offered Black Ferns contracts by New Zealand Rugby.

2019

Faleafaga was contracted by the Black Ferns Sevens squad as an injury replacement in 2019. She made her rugby sevens debut for

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at the

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2021–2023

In 2021, she was named in the Black Ferns squad for the end of year tour of

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. She later made her Black Ferns debut against

on 31 October 2021 in

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. The Hurricanes named her in their squad for the historic Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She signed with Chiefs Manawa for the competitions second season.

2024

After taking a break from rugby to give birth to twin sons, Faleafaga was in February 2024 named in the Black Fern Sevens squad for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
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