Kate Henwood

Kate Henwood (born 28 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Kate Henwood
Date of birth (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–Present Bay of Plenty 26 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Chiefs Manawa 5 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023  New Zealand 1 (0)

Personal life

Henwood worked as a management accountant at Control Tech Ltd, an electrical engineering company, in Whakatāne before she was offered a full-time contract in 2023.[1][2] Her brother, Sam Henwood, previously played for the Chiefs, Hurricanes, and the Māori All Blacks.[1]

Rugby career

Henwood returned to top level rugby in 2022 for the Bay of Plenty in the Farah Palmer Cup after several seasons away from the game.[1][3] She was called in as an injury replacement for the Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[3]

Henwood was named in the Black Ferns 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.[4][5] She was named in the starting line up for her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane.[6][7] In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[8][9]

References
  1. Pearson, Joseph (2023-05-05). "'Shocked' Kate Henwood swaps accounting for Black Ferns contract after unlikely call-up". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. Pearson, Joseph (2023-06-26). "From accountant to test prop, Kate Henwood completes remarkable rise to Black Ferns". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. Porter, Joe; Reid, Felicity (2023-06-29). "Late bloomer shows age is just a number for Black Ferns". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". NZ Herald. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  6. "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Brisbane)". allblacks.com. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  7. Burnes, Campbell (2023-06-30). "Black Ferns run rampant in Redcliffe". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  8. "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  9. Burnes, Campbell (2023-07-09). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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