Huriana Manuel
Date of birth | 8 August 1986 | ||
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Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Centre | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005 – present | Auckland Storm | ||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005 – present | New Zealand | 18 | (30) |
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
2009 – present | New Zealand |
Huriana Manuel (b. 16 February 1985) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's sevens team and Auckland. She is the current captain of the New Zealand women's sevens team. Manuel was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and the New Zealand women's sevens team at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Manuel's mother, Liza Mihinui, is a former Black Fern. They are the first mother and daughter to play for the Black Ferns.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Paul Lewis (30 July 2006). "Ferns a family affair". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ Alan Apted (4 March 2009). "Suasua set for record". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ Anna Kessel (20 August 2010). "Fierce Ferns pull in crowds as women's World Cup begins". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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