She was named in the Bolt Women's side for the 2020 Red Bull Ignite7s tournament at Blake Park in Mt Maunganui.[10] She scored the first try in their 21–7 win in the final.[11]
Tairakena competed for the Black Ferns Sevens White team at the Takiwhitu Tutūru tournament in Wellington.[12] She was named in Waikato's XVs squad for the 2021 Farah Palmer Cup season.[13]
References
^"Montessa Tairakena". New Zealand Olympic Team. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.