Linda Itunu rugby player
Linda Itunu rugby player

Linda Itunu

21st Nov 1984 1.72m/83kg Openside Flanker

Itunu make her Black Ferns debut as 18-year old against the World XV, a year after playing for Auckland Secondary Schools.

She played in all nine of the Black Ferns’ Tests in 2014, including the five Women’s Rugby World Cup matches, appearing again for the Black Ferns in 2015 but missed the 2016 campaign before being called back into the side by Coach Glenn Moore in 2017.

The older of the two Itunu sisters in the squad, Linda heads to the 2017 Women's World Cup with 33 caps to her name.

(LS July 12, 2017)

Career

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Head Coach
2024 - present
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Openside Flanker
2014 - 2018