Pikihuia Ruffell
| Date of birth | 16 February 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pikihuia 'Piki' Ruffell (née Solomon; born 16 February 1983) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Rugby career
[edit]Ruffell scored a try in her test debut for the Black Ferns on 22 October 2005 against England at Auckland.[1][2] In the second test against England in Hamilton, she scored her last try in her first starting appearance for the side.[3][4]
Ruffell spent seven seasons with Otago before playing for Hawke's Bay.[5] She was regularly compared to Jonah Lomu due to her size and style of play.[5]
In 2008, she bulldozed her way to two first-half tries when she faced her former team, Otago in their Provincial Championship game.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Black Ferns cruise to England win". BBC Sport. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "England suffer second tour defeat". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b Hurndell, Shane (29 August 2008). "RUGBY - Lomu of women's game eyes away win". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ McMurran, Alistair (1 September 2008). "Rugby: 'Rude awakening' for Spirit". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.