Date of birth | 31 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
School | Heidelberg High School Balwyn High School Box Hill Technical School | ||||||||||||||||
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Melissa Akanesi Latu (born 31 July 1973) is a former Australian rugby union player. She made her test debut for Australia in 1997 against the United States in Brisbane. [1] She represented the Wallaroos at the 1998 Rugby World Cup in the Netherlands. [1] [2]
Latu joined the Wallaroos for the 2002 Rugby World Cup in Spain just 12 weeks after giving birth to her first child. [3] [2] [4] She was named in the starting line-up that faced the Black Ferns in the Wallaroos last pool game. [5]
Latu's uncle, Samuel Latu, played for in the Tongan team that beat the Wallabies in 1972. [3] She played for the Box Hill Fillies in Victoria. [6] She is the owner of Muscle Action Therapies. [7]
Date of birth | 31 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
School | Heidelberg High School Balwyn High School Box Hill Technical School | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Melissa Akanesi Latu (born 31 July 1973) is a former Australian rugby union player. She made her test debut for Australia in 1997 against the United States in Brisbane. [1] She represented the Wallaroos at the 1998 Rugby World Cup in the Netherlands. [1] [2]
Latu joined the Wallaroos for the 2002 Rugby World Cup in Spain just 12 weeks after giving birth to her first child. [3] [2] [4] She was named in the starting line-up that faced the Black Ferns in the Wallaroos last pool game. [5]
Latu's uncle, Samuel Latu, played for in the Tongan team that beat the Wallabies in 1972. [3] She played for the Box Hill Fillies in Victoria. [6] She is the owner of Muscle Action Therapies. [7]