Adiana Talakai (born 24 February 1999) is an Australian

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player. She plays at Hooker for the

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in the

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competition and for

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internationally. She was part of Australia's squad that competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby career

2022

Talakai started on her international debut for

against

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on 6 May 2022 at the

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. She came off the bench in her second test appearance against

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at the Bond Sports Park in the Gold Coast on 10 May. Talakai was named in the squad for the

2022 Pacific Four Series The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June. Matches were played at two of the venues which hosted the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts Ar ...

. She started against the

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in the opening match of the

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on 6 June. She was named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the

at the

Laurie O'Reilly Cup The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy competed for by the women's rugby union teams of Australia and New Zealand. The two nations met annually between 1994 and 1998, with New Zealand winning all games, often by significant margins, as a result of ...

. Talakai made the Wallaroos side again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in

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2023

Talakai was selected in the Wallaroos side for the

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, and the O'Reilly Cup.

References

External links

Wallaroos Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Talakai, Adiana 1999 births Living people Australia women's international rugby union players Australian female rugby union players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Rugby union players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales