Selica Winiata (born 14 November 1986) is a New Zealand

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player and referee. She plays for the

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, the New Zealand women's sevens team and provincially for the .

Biography

In 2013, she was a member of the champion New Zealand women's sevens team at the

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. Winiata also played at the

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. She was included in

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squad to play at the

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. Winiata was named New Zealand Rugby women's player of the year in 2016. She is a Police officer by profession. She was named in the squad for the

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. She also featured at the

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. Winiata signed with the

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for the inaugural 2022 season of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Winiata, Selica 1986 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players New Zealand female rugby sevens players New Zealand women's international rugby sevens players Manawatu rugby union players New Zealand police officers Women police officers