Theresa Setefano

EVENT: Rugby Sevens - Women

Theresa Setefano is a powerful ball carrier with explosive speed off the mark.

After joining the Auckland Sevens programme in 2013, Setefano made her New Zealand Sevens debut in 2016 at the Atlanta Sevens. She took time off from her medical studies to give sevens her best shot and it paid off with selection for Rio and a historic silver medal at the Olympic Games.

A regular selection in the Black Ferns Sevens, Setefano has the ability to play a number of positions. She has won two gold medals at the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), was in the Rugby World Cup Sevens champion side, and has won gold and bronze at the Commonwealth Games.

She has won two XVs World Cups with the Black Ferns.