Kelsey Teneti
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| Born | 12 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Girls' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelsey Teneti (born 12 May 2003) is a contracted New Zealand rugby sevens and rugby union player. She plays primarily as a centre and represents New Zealand in both the fifteens and sevens formats of the game.
Teneti was born on 12 May 2003 to Louse and Kelvin Teneti.[1] Her grandfather, Whetu Teneti, played rugby for East Coast in 1971 and 1973, while father played rugby for Poverty Bay in 1985 and 1988. Her mother played hockey for Poverty Bay.[1]
Teneti attended her final two years at Hamilton Girls' High School. She was an age-grade field hockey player, representing Poverty Bay in all grades. From the age of 13, she also represented New Zealand Māori in both the Under-21 and senior women's teams.
In waka ama, she won the New Zealand national sprints J16 singles title and secured national and world titles in her six-man and double-hull events with her Horouta team. She capped this off with a world title in the six-man long-distance race in Australia in 2016.[2]
Teneti was also the national judo champion in 2013 in both the +36 kg and Open Junior Girls categories.[3][4]