Ruby Tui

Ruby Tui (born 13 December 1991) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She competed internationally when the national rugby sevens team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament.[1][2]

Ruby Tui

Date of birth	(1991-12-13) 13 December 1991
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Canterbury () National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2012– New Zealand 12 Correct as of 4 August 2016
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 San Francisco Team competition

Career

Tui made her debut in 2012 in Fiji and has been a part of the national setup ever since. Tui has been described as a "powerful and aggressive prop".[3] She is a product of the Go4Gold campaign of the New Zealand Rugby Union.[4]

Personal life

Tui received a scholarship to study at Aoraki Polytechnic, where she completed a Diploma in Sport in 2013.[5]

Tui's father is Samoan and she is of Irish and Scottish heritage on her mother's side.[6]

Achievements and honours

• 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team[7]
• 2019, HSBC Dream Team for the 2019 series[8]
• 2019, World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year [9]

References

1. "Olympic Games Women's Sevens, Match 34". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". Stuff.co.nz. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
3. "Ruby Tui". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
4. "Ruby Tui". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
5. "PM Schols: Rugby Sevens player Ruby Tui". High Performance Sport New Zealand. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
6. "Women's Rugby Sevens Player Ruby Tui Thanks Sport for Helping Her Overcome Her Difficult Upbringing". The Australian Women's Weekly. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018 – via Now to Love.
7. "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
8. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
9. "The World Rugby Awards 2019 — That's a wrap". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

External links

• Ruby Tui at Black Ferns Sevens
• Ruby Tui at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Ruby Tui at the International Olympic Committee
• Ruby Tui at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)