Portia Woodman
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| Date of birth | 12 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Kawhena Woodman (father) Fred Woodman (uncle) Te Aroha Keenan (aunt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portia Woodman (born 12 July 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She is currently a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team.
Netball
Woodman played netball for the Northern Mystics before switching to rugby union in 2012.
Rugby career
Woodman debuted for the Black Ferns in 2013 against England.[1][2] She was included in the squad that won the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.[3]
In 2015, Woodman was named the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.[4]
She was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[5][6] The Black Ferns won the World Cup. Woodman was a dominant player in all their games except the last. A gold medal winner at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Personal life
Woodman comes from a sporting background with both her father, Kawhena, and her uncle, Fred Woodman being former All Blacks. Her aunt Te Aroha Keenan is a former Silver Fern.[7] Of Māori descent, Woodman affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[8]
References
- ^ "Rugby: Woodman set for auspicious debut". The New Zealand Herald. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Portia Woodman to make Black Ferns debut". 3news.co.nz. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Andrew Alderson (2 July 2013). "Rugby sevens: Top scoring Portia owes it all to her mum and dad". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Nick Jordan (2 January 2014). "New Zealand Sevens star Portia Woodman targeting Brazilian return on Womens World Series". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
External links
- Portia Woodman at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Portia Woodman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Black Ferns Profile
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