Tafito Lafaele

Tafito Lafaele (born 17 February 2001) is a New Zealand rugby league player. She made her Black Ferns test debut in 2022. She played for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represented Auckland provincially. She joined the Brisbane Broncos NRLW squad in 2023, making her debut on August 27 against the Canberra Raiders.

Background Lafaele attended Botany Downs Secondary College where she participated in athletics, volleyball, basketball, netball and sevens.

Rugby career

2019–21 Lafaele debuted for the Auckland Storm in the 2019 Farah Palmer Cup.

On 3 November 2021, Lafaele was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She was named in the Blues starting line up for their first game against Matatū, they won 21–10. She also started in their 0–35 thrashing by the Chiefs Manawa in the final round.

2022 Lafaele was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series. She made her international debut on 6 June against Australia at Tauranga at the Pacific Four Series. She was recalled into the team for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.