Hannah King (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 13 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hannah King (born 13 January 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury at Provincial level.
Personal life[edit]
King is studying for a Bachelor of Commerce degree in agriculture at Lincoln University.[1]
Rugby Career[edit]
King made her debut for Canterbury at 18 and was awarded the most promising Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup player of the year.[1][2]
In 2024, she moved up north to Wellington for Super Rugby and had a breakout season for Hurricanes Poua.[3][2] She debuted for the side in their first round clash with Chiefs Manawa.[2]
King received her first Black Ferns contract in April 2024.[3][1] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the Pacific Four Series.[4][5] She came off the bench for her test debut against the United States on 11 May 2024.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c McFadden, Suzanne (2024-04-22). "King of backs begins her Black Ferns reign". Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "King and Tagoai Added to List of National Contracts". www.hurricanes.co.nz. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Whareaitu, Rachael (2024-04-22). "Talent aplenty in 2024 contracted Black Ferns group". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Black Ferns Pacific Four Series squad named". allblacks.com. 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "Three uncapped players in Black Ferns squad to contest Pacific Four Series". RNZ. 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "Paul stars as Black Ferns kick off Pacific Four Series challenge with nine-try win over USA | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Porter, Joe (2024-05-10). "Black Ferns kick off season as next year's World Cup looms". RNZ. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Julian, Adam (2024-05-11). "Black Ferns kick off 2024 in emphatic fashion". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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