Tyla Nathan-Wong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tyla Nathan-Wong

New Zealand rugby player

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1994

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Profession: rugby sevens player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Tyla Nathan-Wong

  • Tyla Nathan-Wong (born 1 July 1994) is a New Zealand rugby sevens and touch rugby player.
  • She made her debut for New Zealand's women's sevens in 2012 at the age of 18 and was the youngest player to be selected.
  • She was a member of the New Zealand sevens team that won the women's 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.In 2015, she was named New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year.
  • She began playing rugby when she attended Lynfield College.
  • She is of the Ngapuhi tribe, and is also of Chinese and European descent.
  • In 2013, she won the Junior Maori Sportswoman of the Year award and was a finalist for the same award in 2014.Nathan-Wong was selected for the women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.In 2019, Wong was nominated as a World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year having completed the season as the top goal kicker in the tournament.{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/447646?lang=en%7Ctitle=World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2019-09-20}}

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