Overview
- Trailfinders announced the signing on Wednesday after two weeks of social-media clues and club and media reports said the deal is for one year.
- Tui is a Rugby World Cup winner and Olympic medallist who was World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year in 2019, bringing high-level winning experience to the squad.
- Head coach Barney Maddison called Tui one of the most respected figures in the women's game and said her experience and off-pitch leadership will be an 'enormous asset' to the team.
- The move comes as Trailfinders press to build on last season's Premiership Women's Rugby runners-up finish, when they lost the final to Saracens by 52-14, and follows a summer of signings and contract renewals.
- Tui returns to 15-a-side rugby after a June Barbarians appearance and said she feels welcomed by the club, which could gain on-field impact, locker-room leadership and increased fan interest from her arrival.