Portia Woodman
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.
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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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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
- Portia Woodman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Black Ferns Profile