Huriana Manuel

Huriana Manuel

Date of birth	(1986-08-08) 8 August 1986
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005– Auckland Storm () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005– New Zealand 18 (30) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2009– New Zealand
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing New Zealand Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Huriana Manuel (born 8 August 1986) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's sevens team and Auckland. She is the current captain of the New Zealand women's sevens team. Manuel was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and the New Zealand women's sevens team at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Of Māori descent, Manuel affiliates to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāpuhi iwi. Manuel's mother, Liza Mihinui, is a former Black Fern. They are the first mother and daughter to play for the Black Ferns.

External links

• Huriana Manuel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Black Ferns Profile