Linda Itunu

Linda Itunu (born 21 November 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, New Zealand women's sevens and Auckland.

Linda Itunu

Date of birth	(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Auckland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2018 New Zealand 39 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2009–2014 New Zealand
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's rugby union Rugby World Cup 2006 Canada Team competition 2010 England Team competition 2017 Ireland Team competition Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 Dubai Team competition 2013 Moscow Team competition

Itunu attended Kelston Girls' College in Auckland.^[1] She was a member of three successful Rugby World Cup campaigns in 2006, 2010 and 2017.^[2][3][4] She was also part of the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad that won gold.^[5][6] She had won silver at the previous Sevens World Cup in Dubai.

Itunu was named in the squad to the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France.^[7] In 2015 she was included in the Black Ferns squad alongside her sister Aldora Itunu to play in the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada.^[8]

After Retiring in 2018 from international rugby Itunu captained the Barbarians Women's team in 2019 for matches in Denver, Colorado against USA and England Rose in London, England.