WILLISON Tenika

Date of Birth: 7 Dec 1997

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.67/5'5''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Women NZL New Zealand	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W06 NZL New Zealand 29 KEN Kenya 7	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W11 NZL New Zealand 26 GBR Great Britain 21	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W18 NZL New Zealand 33 ROC ROC 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #W21 NZL New Zealand 36 ROC ROC 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Semi-final #W30 NZL New Zealand 22 FIJ Fiji 17	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Gold Medal Match #W34 NZL New Zealand 26 FRA France 12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019/2020
1	Women	2018/2019
1	Women	2016/2017
2	Women	2017/2018

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
2	Women	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
1	Women	2016	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Kitakyushu, JPN
1	Women	2017	Kitakyushu, JPN
5	Women	2019	Kitakyushu, JPN

Neeks (Instagram profile, 25 Mar 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Allan Bunting [national], NZL; Cory Sweeney [national], NZL

Sporting relatives:

Her cousin Jackson Willison played rugby union [15-a-side] at U20 level for New Zealand, and has played for clubs including English Premiership side Bath. (somersetlive.co.uk, 04 Feb 2020; nzherald.co.nz, 25 Nov 2016)

Other sports:

She has also represented New Zealand in touch rugby. (allblacks.com, 17 Mar 2020)

She suffered an injury in September 2014 and was out for two months. (stuff.co.nz, 19 Nov 2014)

She began playing rugby at Hamilton Girls' High School in New Zealand. (stuff.co.nz, 19 Nov 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nzherald.co.nz, 25 Nov 2016)

New Zealand rugby sevens player Shiray Tane. (stuff.co.nz, 19 Nov 2014)

She was named Player of the Tournament at the 2018 National Sevens tournament in New Zealand. (allblacks.com, 17 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
NATIONAL TEAM BEGININNGS
While still at high school, at age 16 she was picked for the New Zealand national team's training squad during the World Series, although she was not selected to play. After leaving school in 2016, she spent three months in Japan playing sevens for the Hokkaido Barbarians, then played rugby union [15-a-side] with Waikato when she came back to New Zealand before returning to the national team. (nzherald.co.nz, 25 Nov 2016; stuff.co.nz, 19 Nov 2014; All Blacks YouTube channel, 11 May 2018)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/_neeks9

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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