Sene Naoupu

Sene Naoupu
Birth nameSene Fanene
Date of birth (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand[2]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Otago
Notable relative(s)Julianna Naoupu (sister-in-law)
SpouseGeorge Naoupu (2009-2022) separated
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre/Fly-half
Youth career
- North Otago
Hawke's Bay
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Whitestone 45ers ()
2011–2016 Galwegians ()
2016–2017 Aylesford Bulls Ladies ()
2016–2017 Harlequins Ladies ()
2017– Old Belvedere ()
Otago Spirit ()
Connacht ()
2017– Leinster ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Ireland 40
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2015– Ireland 7s

Sene Naoupu (née: Fanene) is an Ireland women's rugby union international. Naoupu was a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. She also represented Ireland at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She is also an Ireland women's rugby sevens international. Naoupu is a Samoan New Zealander who originally emigrated to Ireland in 2009 with her former husband, George Naoupu, the former Highlanders, Harlequins and Connacht rugby union player. Naoupu is also a lifestyle coach and fitness trainer and operates her own business, Senshaper. In 2016, Naoupu was listed by The Irish Times as one of the thirty most influential women in Ireland.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Sene Naoupu". www.ultimaterugby.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "The lives and times of players in exile". www.stuff.co.nz. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Rugby's Sene Naoupu Makes Irish Times Top 30 List". www.nzedge.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ "30 Irish women you need to know". www.irishtimes.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.