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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Levave played netball and basketball at school but started playing rugby at [[St Mary's College, Wellington]] however at the time, St Mary's did not have a girl's rugby team so Levave was granted permission to play for [[Wellington Girls' College]] in lieu.<ref name=st /> She practiced rugby outside of school with her brother Faifili.<ref name=st /> She started playing for Northern United and was eventually called up by the [[Wellington Rugby Football Union]] to play for Wellington Pride.<ref name=wr /> Levave aimed for a place in the New Zealand national women's rugby team however received repeated rejections owing to her lack of fitness.<ref name=dp>http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/9990677/Sanita-Levave-makes-Black-Ferns-squad</ref> As a result, she started fitness work including [[road running]] which resulted in her losing 20kg going from 107kg to 87 kg.<ref name=dp /> As a rwsult of her improved fitness and speed, she was called up by the [[New Zealand Rugby Union]] in 2014.<ref name=st /> |
Levave played netball and basketball at school but started playing rugby at [[St Mary's College, Wellington]] however at the time, St Mary's did not have a girl's rugby team so Levave was granted permission to play for [[Wellington Girls' College]] in lieu.<ref name=st /> She practiced rugby outside of school with her brother Faifili.<ref name=st /> She started playing for Northern United and was eventually called up by the [[Wellington Rugby Football Union]] to play for Wellington Pride.<ref name=wr /> Levave aimed for a place in the New Zealand national women's rugby team however received repeated rejections owing to her lack of fitness.<ref name=dp>http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/9990677/Sanita-Levave-makes-Black-Ferns-squad</ref> As a result, she started fitness work including [[road running]] which resulted in her losing 20kg going from 107kg to 87 kg.<ref name=dp /> As a rwsult of her improved fitness and speed, she was called up by the [[New Zealand Rugby Union]] for the New Zealand women's national team in 2014.<ref name=st /> |
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== Personal life == |
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Levave studied for a [[bachelor's degree]] in nursing while playing rugby.<ref>https://www.wrfu.co.nz/representative/latest-news/single/item/pride-locks-levave-and-ngan-woo-both-playing-well/</ref> She lives with her brother.<ref name=dp /> |
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Revision as of 15:57, 16 November 2017
Sanita Levave (born 8 November 1988)[1] is a women's rugby union player from Wellington, New Zealand. She plays as a Lock for Northern United, Wellington Pride and the New Zealand women's national rugby union team.[2] She is the sister of the Hurricanes and Samoa national rugby union team player Faifili Levave.[3]
Career
Levave played netball and basketball at school but started playing rugby at St Mary's College, Wellington however at the time, St Mary's did not have a girl's rugby team so Levave was granted permission to play for Wellington Girls' College in lieu.[3] She practiced rugby outside of school with her brother Faifili.[3] She started playing for Northern United and was eventually called up by the Wellington Rugby Football Union to play for Wellington Pride.[2] Levave aimed for a place in the New Zealand national women's rugby team however received repeated rejections owing to her lack of fitness.[4] As a result, she started fitness work including road running which resulted in her losing 20kg going from 107kg to 87 kg.[4] As a rwsult of her improved fitness and speed, she was called up by the New Zealand Rugby Union for the New Zealand women's national team in 2014.[3]
Personal life
Levave studied for a bachelor's degree in nursing while playing rugby.[5] She lives with her brother.[4]
- ^ http://www.allblacks.com/Player/Ferns?id=2375
- ^ a b https://www.wrfu.co.nz/single/item/wellington-locks-named-in-black-ferns/
- ^ a b c d http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/womens/9990669/Sanita-Levave-makes-the-Black-Ferns-squad
- ^ a b c http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/9990677/Sanita-Levave-makes-Black-Ferns-squad
- ^ https://www.wrfu.co.nz/representative/latest-news/single/item/pride-locks-levave-and-ngan-woo-both-playing-well/