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Elsie Paitai

Date of birth	(1963-02-20) 20 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Rugby union career
Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Auckland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1991  New Zealand 5 (8)

Elsie Paitai-Hovell (born 20 February 1963) is a former rugby union player. She made her debut for the Black Ferns on 30 August 1990 against the United States at Christchurch. She was selected for the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squad, but didn't feature in the World Cup itself.

Paitai-Hovell played club rugby for Ponsonby.

References

1. "Elsie Paitai #29". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
2. Pearson, Joseph (29 October 2021). "The trailblazing Black Ferns who were asked to pay to play at the first Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
3. "Ponsonby Rugby Club – Black Ferns". www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

• 1963 births
• Living people
• New Zealand female rugby union players
• New Zealand women's international rugby union players
• New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent
• 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen