Awhina Tangen-Wainohu

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.

Awhina Tangen-Wainohu
Date of birth (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Chiefs Manawa 1 (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Hawke's Bay 6 (0)
2018–Present Waikato 15 (15)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022  New Zealand 4 (5)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 New ZealandTeam competition

Rugby career

2021

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

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

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
  1. Voerman, Andrew (2021-04-28). "Blues, Chiefs announce women's teams for historic Eden Park fixture". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. "Waitomo Chiefs Women named for historic match at Eden Park". www.voxy.co.nz. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. "Chiefs Women named for historic match at Eden Park". allblacks.com. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. "2022 Chiefs Women's Squad announced". Chiefs. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 2021-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  6. "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. "Wayne Smith eyeing sevens stars for Black Ferns' World Cup tilt". 1 News. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  8. Burnes, Campbell (2022-08-20). "Black Ferns hit the high notes". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  9. "Black Ferns trounce Australia Wallaroos in first test". NZ Sports Wire. 2022-08-20. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  10. "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  11. "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  12. Julian, Adam (2022-10-08). "Black Ferns open World Cup with comeback win". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  13. Pearson, Joseph (2022-10-08). "Rugby World Cup: Portia Woodman hat-trick rescues Black Ferns in tense opening win over Australia". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  14. Ekin, Kim (2023-04-19). "Black Ferns announce contracts for 34 players including six Super Rugby Aupiki standouts". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  15. "Black Ferns contracts announced for 2023". allblacks.com. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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