Janna Vaughan

Janna Vaughan (born 17 July 1988) is a New Zealand athlete. She has represented New Zealand in rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens and Muay Thai.

Janna Vaughan
Date of birth (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility Back
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2006 Manawatu 27 (85)
2007–2009 Otago 17 ()
2015 Counties Manukau 1 (5)
2015–Present Manawatu 27 (85)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Hurricanes Poua 2 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–  New Zealand 6 (10)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016  New Zealand
Rugby league career
Playing information
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 New Zealand 4 12

Biography

2004–2012

Vaughan was selected for Manawatu in 2004 while she was still a student at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North.[1][2] She made 17 appearances for Manawatu before moving to Dunedin to train as a teacher in 2007. Between 2007 and 2009 Vaughan played in 17 games for Otago while also winning two bronze medals in the 60 kg class at the Muay Thai World Championships in 2007 and 2008.[1] In 2009 she won New Zealand's kickboxing featherweight title and in March 2012 she became the national Muay Thai lightweight champion again.[2]

2015

Vaughan made her debut for the New Zealand women's national rugby league team at the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[3] She scored a try in all three of the Kiwi Ferns games against the Jillaroos.[4] She earned her full test cap for the Kiwi Ferns three months later against Australia at the 2015 ANZAC Test.[5][6]

Two months after her Kiwi Ferns debut, Vaughan scored a try in her rugby union debut for New Zealand against Canada at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Calgary.[7][8] She also featured in their 26–7 victory against England and scored a try in her third appearance in their 47–14 thrashing of the United States.[9][10][11][12]

2016

Vaughan was selected for the Black Ferns Sevens squad and debuted at the 2016 Canada Sevens in Langford, British Columbia.[13][14][15][16] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the two-test series against Australia in 2016.[17][18] She only featured in their 67–3 trouncing of the Wallaroos in Eden Park.[19][20][21][22] She was selected again for the Black Ferns tour of the United Kingdom. She appeared in their 20–10 win over Canada and in their 38–8 win over Ireland.[23][24][25][26]

2018–2020

In 2018 Vaughan began her professional sevens career for the Mie Pearls in Japan.[27] She captained the Black Ferns development 7s team at the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji.[28] After two years in Japan Vaughan returned to play for Manawatu, last appearing for them in 2017.[29]

In 2020 She appeared for the Possibles against the Probables in a Black Ferns trial match.[30] She then played for the New Zealand Barbarians against the Black Ferns.[31]

2022

Vaughan signed with Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[32] She featured in the Hurricanes debut match against the Chiefs Manawa.[33]

References
  1. McMurran, Alistair (7 August 2009). "Kickboxing: Vaughan taking punt on change of grade". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. Webb, Kathy (11 July 2012). "Kickboxing: Vaughan's determined to win". NZ Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. "League: Kiwi Ferns debutants set for Nines". www.voxy.co.nz. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. "Kiwi Ferns rock the NRL Nines". Warriors. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. "Kiwis name Test squads". National Rugby League. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. "New cap Vaughan to fulfil rare treble". NZ Herald. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. "Eight debutants named in Black Ferns team". RNZ. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. "Canada falls to clinical New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. "Black Ferns squad named for Canada". NZ Herald. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. "Lineups for Women's Super Series Round 2". Americas Rugby News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. "Black Ferns dominate Women's Eagles". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  12. Swart, Jonathan (5 July 2015). "BLACK FERNS OUTLAST EAGLES IN FINAL SUPER SERIES MATCH". USA Rugby. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. "Janna Vaughan to debut at Langford Sevens". RUGBY HEARTLAND. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. "Rugby: One new cap for women's sevens". NZ Herald. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  15. "NZ Women's Sevens squad for Atlanta and Langford named". Māori Television. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  16. "Black Ferns back Janna Vaughan given Olympic sevens opportunity". Stuff. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  17. Newman, Beth (12 October 2016). "Sevens stars among Black Ferns to face Wallaroos". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  18. "Black Ferns name squad to tackle Australia". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  19. Newman, Beth (22 October 2016). "The Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns at Eden Park". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  20. "New Zealand Black Ferns crush Australia's Wallaroos women's team 67-3". the Guardian. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  21. Newman, Beth (22 October 2016). "Wallaroos consigned to defeat at Eden Park". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  22. "NZ thrash Australia in women's Bledisloe Cup Test". ESPN.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  23. "Black Ferns name squad". RNZ. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  24. "Black Ferns too strong for Canada". PlanetRugby. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  25. "Black Ferns to play Ireland in final Test named". RUGBY HEARTLAND. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  26. "Ireland side overpowered by Black Ferns in hard fought game". Irish Examiner. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  27. Sharp, Kirsty (20 May 2020). "Tackling the competition and COVID-19 in Japan". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  28. Ravai, Nikolau (9 November 2018). "Kiwis Ready, Confident". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  29. Heagney, George (26 September 2019). "Janna Vaughan back from Japanese jaunt for Manawatū Cyclones". Stuff. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  30. "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". allblacks.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  31. "NZ Barbarians squad named to play Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  32. "TEAM PREVIEW: Hurricanes Poua (2022)". superrugby.co.nz. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  33. "Hurricanes Poua named to face Chiefs Manawa in debut Sky Super Rugby Aupiki match". superrugby.co.nz. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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