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Tenika Willison
Born (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 28)
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
SchoolHamilton Girls' High School
Notable relative(s)Jackson Willison (cousin)
Xavier Willison (cousin)
Te Maire Martin (cousin)
Taine Tuaupiki (cousin)
Rugby union career
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2021 Waikato 20 (65)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Chiefs Manawa 9 (40)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 New Zealand 2 (2)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016–23 New Zealand 86 apps
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– Newcastle Knights 19 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2026 Māori All Stars 1 2 0 0 8
As of 24 May 2026
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal – first place2018 San FranciscoTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2022 Cape TownTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamTeam competition

Tenika Willison (born 7 December 1997) is a New Zealand rugby sevens and rugby league player.[1] She is currently contracted to the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She also plays for the Black Ferns sevens internationally and won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Rugby career

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Rugby sevens

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Willison debuted for the Black Ferns Sevens side in 2016.[2] She competed for New Zealand in the women's sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she won a gold medal.[3][4]

Willison was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6] She won a bronze medal at the event.[7][8] She later competed in her second Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town and won a silver medal.[9][10][11]

Fifteens

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Willison was signed by Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[3][4] She was selected in the Black Ferns fifteens 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O'Reilly Cup.[2][12] She made her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane.[13][14]

She returned to the Chiefs Manawa side for the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[15][16]

Rugby League

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In August 2024, Willison signed a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership competition, starting effective immediately.[17]

On 15 February 2026 she scored two tries for the Māori All Stars in the 14-20 defeat to the Indigenous All Stars in Hamilton, New Zealand.[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "Tenika Willison". Olympedia. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Birchall, Jim (16 January 2023). "League and sevens stars bolster Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "League and Sevens Stars Sign with Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". Chiefs. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ↑ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". The New Zealand Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Brisbane)". allblacks.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Burnes, Campbell (30 June 2023). "Black Ferns run rampant in Redcliffe". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Chiefs Manawa squad 2025 features several superstars". NZ Herald. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Lester, Ned (30 October 2024). "Trio of returning stars headline 2025 Chiefs Manawa squad". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Knights sign Rugby International for 2024 NRLW season". Newcastle Knights. 31 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "2026 Harvey Norman Women's All Stars". Rugby League Project. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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