Awhina Tangen-Wainohu
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awhina Tangen-Wainohu (born 16 December 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for New Zealand at international level and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Waikato provincially.
Rugby career
[edit]2021
[edit]Tangen-Wainohu was named in the Chiefs team that played the Blues women in the first-ever women's super rugby match at Eden Park on 1 May 2021.[1][2][3] She was later selected for the Chiefs Manawa squad for the inaugural 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[4][5]
2022
[edit]On August, Tangen-Wainohu was named in the Black Ferns squad for the Laurie O’Reilly Cup Test series.[6][7] She made her international debut for New Zealand on 20 August against Australia at the Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch.[8][9]
Tangen-Wainohu was also selected for the 32-player squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[10][11] She scored her first try against the Wallaroos in the opening match of the World Cup.[12][13]
2023
[edit]On 17 April, She was given a fulltime Black Ferns contract for the first time as New Zealand Rugby announced the 34-contracted-players for the year.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Voerman, Andrew (28 April 2021). "Blues, Chiefs announce women's teams for historic Eden Park fixture". Stuff. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Waitomo Chiefs Women named for historic match at Eden Park". www.voxy.co.nz. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Chiefs Women named for historic match at Eden Park". allblacks.com. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Chiefs Women's Squad announced". Chiefs. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Wayne Smith eyeing sevens stars for Black Ferns' World Cup tilt". 1 News. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (20 August 2022). "Black Ferns hit the high notes". allblacks.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns trounce Australia Wallaroos in first test". NZ Sports Wire. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Julian, Adam (8 October 2022). "Black Ferns open World Cup with comeback win". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (8 October 2022). "Rugby World Cup: Portia Woodman hat-trick rescues Black Ferns in tense opening win over Australia". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Ekin, Kim (19 April 2023). "Black Ferns announce contracts for 34 players including six Super Rugby Aupiki standouts". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Black Ferns contracts announced for 2023". allblacks.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Awhina Tangen-Wainohu at AllBlacks.com