Rebecca Tavo (born 23 March 1983) is a former Australian triple international. She has represented Australia in

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, rugby sevens and

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. She has captained the Australian women's sevens team. She competed for Australia at the

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and 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. She also represented

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at the

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Biography

Tavo was part of the Champion Australian Women's Touch team at the 2011 Touch World Cup in Scotland. In 2006, she became BHP Billiton's first female train driver. She is also the first Rotuman female to play rugby internationally. In 2015, she changed allegiance and played for the Fijiana team in the Oceania 7's helping them to win the tournament as well as qualify for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavo, Rebecca 1983 births Living people Australian female rugby union players Australian female rugby sevens players Australian people of Rotuman descent Australian female rugby league players Australia women's national rugby league team players Fiji international women's rugby sevens players Fiji international rugby sevens players Fijian female rugby union players Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji People from Port Hedland, Western Australia Rugby league players from Western Australia Rugby union in Rotuma Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from Western Australia Touch footballers