Rhiarna Ferris
Rhiarna Ferris (born 27 June 1992) is a New Zealand rugby player. She played for the Black Ferns Sevens team internationally and competes for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Date of birth | 27 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Ferris attended Taradale High School for three years before going to Tū Toa in Palmerston North for her final two years.[1] She played netball for the Central Zone and for Western Flyers.[1][2]
Ferris made her international debut for the Black Ferns Sevens at the Fast Four tournament in Hamilton in 2019.[3][4] She later made her official series debut at the Japan Sevens.[3][5]
In 2020, She played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Nines in Perth.[4] In 2022, she was named in the Hurricanes Poua team to face the Chiefs in their first official Super Rugby Aupiki match.[6][7]
References
- Heagney, George (2016-06-22). "Tough decision looms for multi-talented Rhiarna Ferris". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- "Central Zone Beko Team 2016 Beko Netball League - Grand Finalists (Runners-up)". www.netballcentral.co.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Willis, Sean (2019-04-18). "Black Ferns Sevens aim to continue winning ways". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- Heagney, George (2020-09-17). "Workaholic flanker Ferris wants Cyclones to lift against Tasman". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- "Final squads confirmed for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- "Super Rugby Pacific, Aupiki: Official team announcements, March 15-20". Newshub. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- "Hurricanes Poua named to face Chiefs Manawa in debut Sky Super Rugby Aupiki match". superrugby.co.nz. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-07-02.