Rebecca Tegg (born 18 December 1985) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Tegg made her full

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debut in a 0–3 loss to

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on 19 July 2007, and represented New Zealand at the

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finals in China, where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0-2) and

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(0-2). Tegg was also included in the New Zealand squad for the

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where they drew with

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(2-2) before losing to Norway (0-1) and Brazil (0-4). Tegg formally played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League. Tegg has a master's degree from Auckland University of Technology, with a thesis examining a soccer intervention for children.

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* 1985 births Living people New Zealand women's association footballers New Zealand women's international footballers Olympic association footballers for New Zealand Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players Women's association football forwards 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Auckland University of Technology alumni {{NewZealand-women-footy-bio-stub