Tayla Nathan-Wong ( born Tyla Nathan-Wong , born July 1, 1994 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand rugby player and touch-rugby player who plays as a defender. Silver medalist at the Rugby 7 Summer Olympics 2016 [1] .
 Tayla Nathan Wong | ||
| general information | ||
| Date of Birth | July 1, 1994 (25 years old) | |
| Place of Birth | Auckland , New Zealand | |
| Citizenship |  New Zealand | |
| Provinces | Auckland | |
| Growth | 165 cm | |
| Weight | 60 kg | |
| Position | midfielder | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Auckland | |
| room | 7 | |
| Career | ||
| National / State Team ** | ||
| 2012 - n. at. | Auckland | |
| National team** | ||
| 2012 - n. at. | New Zealand (Rugby 7) | |
| 2012 |  New Zealand (Maori, Rugby 7) | |
** The number of games and points for the provincial team in official matches of regional cups. *** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
| Awards | ||
| Summer olympic games | ||
| Silver | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | rugby 7 |
| World Championships (Rugby 7) | ||
| Gold | Russia 2013 | |
| Gold | USA 2018 | |
| World Championships (rugby 15) | ||
| Gold | Ireland 2017 | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | Gold Coast 2018 | rugby 7 |
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Game career
She graduated from Linfield High School and Linfield College [2] [3] , practiced touch rugby and played for the New Zealand national team in this sport. In 2012, at the age of 18, she became the youngest player in the history of the New Zealand national rugby-7 team, in her composition she won the world champion title in 2013 [1] [4] [5] . In the same year, recognized as the best young Maori athlete of the year, in 2014 she was nominated for the same prize [6] [7] .
In 2015, Nathan Wong received the prize of the best New Zealand rugby player in rugby 7 following the results of the year [8] . She also played at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 [9] , where she scored 29 points thanks to one attempt and 12 successful implementations. At the same time, in the semi-final against Great Britain she missed five times for implementation, and in the final against Australia her two misses also did not allow New Zealanders to pull out Olympic gold, as a result of which New Zealanders had only silver. In 2017, she became the captain of the rugby 7 team. In the 2017/2018 season, she entered the Top 5 world rugby-7 record holders in the number of points scored (159) with a total of 670 points for the national team in the World Series in total [10] . In 2018, as part of the rugby 7 team, she won the second world championship in her career.
Personal life
Originally from the Iwi (tribe) Ngapuhe. I studied playing rugby under the guidance of my father and grandfather. Favorite films - “ The Lion King ” and “ Frozen ”, favorite actress - Sandra Bullock , favorite rugby player - Anna Richards, favorite sportsmen of other sports - Valerie Adams (shot put), Jonathan Thurston (rugby league) and Lisa Carrington (kayaking) [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Profile on the New Zealand National Team website
- ↑ Rugbygirl - Tyla Nathan-Wong . www.rugbygirl.co.nz . Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Mentjox, Lauren . Talented Tyla has a touch of class (English) (April 27, 2010). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Liam Napier. New Zealand Sevens World Cup squads named . Stuff.co.nz (June 7, 2013). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Wendy Young. New Zealand are Women's RWC Sevens champions . Scrumhalf Connection (July 2, 2013). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Te Kāea 2013 Māori Sports Awards winners list . maoritelevision.com (November 30, 2013). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Day, Wikitōria Womens Rugby Sevens player Tyla Nathan-Wong finalist for Te Tamāhine-a-Papatūānuku award . maoritelevision.com (November 18, 2014). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Simon Smith. Nathan-Wong gives it her all . Stuff.co.nz (January 14, 2016). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ New Zealand sevens squads named for Olympics . All Blacks (July 3, 2016). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ World Rugby website statistics
Links
- Tayla Nathan-Wong - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com