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 Black Ferns Sevens and provincially for the . She was part of the Black Ferns

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and Champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squads. She won a silver medal with the Black Ferns Sevens team at the inaugural women's

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tournament and a gold medal at the

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Rugby career

XVs

Winiata attended

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and made her provincial debut for the Manawatū Cyclones in 2001, aged 14. She made her international debut for the Black Ferns in 2008 against the Wallaroos. Winiata appeared in three Tests against

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in July 2013. She scored a dramatic winning-try in the second test to help New Zealand clinch the series against England in

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. She competed at the

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. She was included in New Zealand's squad to play at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series. In 2016, She featured against the Wallaroos in the

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where she scored four tries in the first

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, and one try in the second. In November that year, She scored two braces, against

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and

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. She was named New Zealand Rugby women's player of the year for 2016. Winiata competed at the 2017 Women's Rugby Super Series. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup. She scored two tries in the final against

. On 18 August 2018, She appeared for the Black Ferns side against

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in a

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double-header at

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. She featured at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in

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. In August, She scored a try in her sides 47–10 victory over Australia in the opening of the

. Winiata signed with the Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural 2022 season of

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. In 2023, She made her 100th appearance for the Manawatū Cyclones against

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in the sixth round of the

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. She has scored 77 tries for the Cyclones, 14 of those tries were in 2012.

Sevens

Winiata was a member of the Black Ferns Sevens side for eight years and appeared in 15 tournaments, scoring 32 tries. She has also won two

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titles and was part of the Aotearoa Maori Sevens team that won four

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

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Referee

Winiata made her international officiating debut at the 2019 Oceania Women’s Sevens in

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. She was appointed as a match official for two rounds of the 2019–20 Women's Sevens Series, she officiated at the

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and

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tournaments in December. She was one of three Kiwis selected on the refereeing panel that officiated at the

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of the

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Personal life

Winiata is a New Zealander of Māori descent (

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descent). She was a Police officer in

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. In addition to being a

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player,

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and

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( Senior Constable), she also works as a rugby commentator for Sky TV.

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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 Ngāti Raukawa people Sportspeople from Levin, New Zealand Manawatu rugby union players New Zealand police officers Women police officers 21st-century police officers 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen