Masuisuimatamaalii Tauaua-Pauaraisa
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Masuisuimatamaalii "Sua" Tauaua-Pauaraisa (born 30 October 1987) is a Samoan rugby league and rugby sevens footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
She is a New Zealand and Samoa representative in rugby league and a Samoa representative in rugby union and sevens.
Background
Born in Motoʻotua, Samoa, Tauaua-Pauaraisa moved to Auckland when she was 13, where she played rugby union for Tangaroa College. In 2010, she moved to Christchurch.
Playing career
In Christchurch, Tauaua-Pauaraisa played for Canterbury in the Farah Palmer Cup. In 2016, she began playing rugby league for the Linwood Keas.
On 4 June 2018, Tauaua-Pauaraisa was named in the New Zealand train-on squad.
On 31 July 2018, she signed with the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.
On 13 October 2018, she made her Test debut for New Zealand in a 24–26 loss to Australia at Mt Smart Stadium.
On 22 June 2019, Tauaua-Pauaraisa made her Test debut for Samoa, starting at second-row in a 8–46 loss to New Zealand.
In July 2019, she captained the Samoa rugby sevens team at the 2019 Pacific Games.