Joanah Ngan-Woo

Joanah Ngan-Woo (born 15 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays Lock for the Black Ferns and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for Wellington provincially.

Joanah Ngan-Woo
Date of birth (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wellington (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Hurricanes Poua (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–  New Zealand 7 (5)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 New ZealandTeam competition

Personal life

Ngan-Woo is of Chinese and Samoan descent.[1] Her great-grandfather migrated from China to Samoa. She took up rugby in Year 9 at St Catherine's College in 2009 and was soon promoted to the Oriental Rongotai seniors while still a schoolgirl. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Policy and Education from Victoria University and also completed a Masters in International Relations in 2019.[1][2]

Rugby career

2018

Ngan-Woo was one of 28 players who were the first to receive a professional contract with the Black Ferns.[3]

2019

Ngan-Woo made her Black Ferns test debut against the United States on 2 July in the Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.[4][5] She later earned her second cap against England. Ngan-Woo scored her first international try against Australia on 10 August at Perth. The Black Ferns thrashed the Wallaroos 47–10.[6]

2021

Ngan-Woo was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Europe tour, she played in the second test match against England[7] and in the first test match against France.[8]

2022

Ngan-Woo signed with the Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural 2022 season of Super Rugby Aupiki and scored the first ever Hurricanes Poua try against Chiefs Manawa in Hamilton.[9]

Ngan-Woo was named for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[10] She was selected again for the two-test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup in August[11][12] where she scored tries in both tests.

Ngan-Woo made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[13][14] She became the first ever Black Fern forward to score a first try in a Rugby World Cup.[15][16] In the World Cup final, she made the winning play as she stole the ball from England's line-out throw.[17][18]

2023

Ngan-Woo recommitted to Hurricanes Poua for a second season.[19][20]

References
  1. Porter, Joe (11 December 2020). "Pasifika pride: Black Fern Joanah Ngan-Woo leading on and off the field". RNZ. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. "Black Ferns lock Joanah Ngan-Woo determined to be the best". RNZ. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "Rugby career kicks off". www.wgtn.ac.nz. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. Voerman, Andrew (24 September 2020). "Black Ferns lock Joanah Ngan-Woo fostering international relations on and off the field". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. "Black Ferns name side for USA match". Māori Television. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. "Wallaroos fall to Black Ferns in series opener". australia.rugby. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. "Black Ferns face Red Roses in second of two tests". www.sunlive.co.nz. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. "Black Ferns make three changes to counter 'flamboyant' France". NZ Herald. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. "Hurricanes Women's Squad Named in Historic Announcement". Hurricanes. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. "31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series". allblacks.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  11. "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. Brown, Roger (15 August 2022). "2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule"". thedailyrugby.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  14. "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  15. Julian, Adam (8 October 2022). "Black Ferns open World Cup with comeback win". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  16. Pearson, Joseph (8 October 2022). "Rugby World Cup: Portia Woodman hat-trick rescues Black Ferns in tense opening win over Australia". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  17. Morton, Finn. "'It was a massive call… she'll go down in history, Ngan-Woo, with the likes of Stephen Donald'". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  18. Voerman, Andrew (12 November 2022). "The try and the steal: How the Black Ferns beat England in the Rugby World Cup final". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  19. "World Cup Winning Lock Joanah Ngan-Woo Recommits to the Hurricanes Poua". www.hurricanes.co.nz. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  20. "Black Ferns' World Cup final hero Joanah Ngan-Woo re-signs with Hurricanes Poua". Stuff. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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