Date of birth | September 3, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Talei Qalo Wilson (born Sep 3, 1995)[1] is a Fijian rugby union player. She plays for the Brumbies in the Super W competition.[2]
Wilson began playing rugby at the age of seven in 2003.[3]
In the 2021 Super W season, she scored a try in the Brumbies opener against the Melbourne Rebels.[4]
Wilson switched from playing Wing to Blindside Flanker in the Brumbies opening game against the Waratahs in the 2022 Super W season.[5][6] She played against the Fijiana Drua in the final round of competition.[7]
Wilson was selected for the Fijiana squad to play two test matches against Japan and Australia in May 2022.[8][9] She made her international debut for Fiji against Japan on 1 May 2022 at Bond University at Gold Coast, Queensland.[10][3] She went on to score her first try in a test match against Australia.[11][12]
Wilson named in Fijiana squad again for the 2022 Oceania Championship in New Zealand.[13][14] She scored a brace of tries as Fiji annihilated Papua New Guinea with a record 152–0.[15][16][17][18] She was named in the starting line up in the final match against Samoa.[19]
In September 2022, she was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[20][21]