Portia Woodman ( born Portia Woodman , born July 12, 1991 ) is a New Zealand rugby player serving as a wing player; silver medalist of the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the New Zealand national rugby 7 team , world rugby 7 champion (2013 and 2018) and rugby 15 (2017).
 Portia Woodman | ||
| general information | ||
| Date of Birth | July 12, 1991 (28 years old) | |
| Place of Birth | Kaikoe , New Zealand | |
| Citizenship |  New Zealand | |
| Growth | 170 cm | |
| Weight | 70 kg | |
| Position | wing (wing) | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Manukau | |
| Career | ||
| National / State Team ** | ||
| 2012 - n. at. | Manukau | |
| National team** | ||
| 2013 - n. at. | New Zealand (Rugby 7) | |
| 2013 - n. at. | New Zealand | |
** The number of games and points for the provincial team in official matches of regional cups. *** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
| Awards | ||
| Summer olympic games | ||
| Silver | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | rugby 7 |
| World Championships (Rugby 7) | ||
| Gold | Russia 2013 | |
| Gold | USA 2018 | |
| World Championships (rugby 15) | ||
| Gold | Ireland 2017 | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | Gold Coast 2018 | rugby 7 |
Content
Biography
Family
By descent from the Iwi (tribe) Ngapui [1] . Originally from a sports family: Cowen Woodman's father and Uncle Fred Woodman - All Blacks rugby players and players, Aunt Te Aroa Keenen played for the New Zealand national netball team [2] . Consists in a relationship with rugby player Rene Wickcliff [3] .
Game career
In the past, she played in the netball for the Northern Mystics club ", In 2012 moved to rugby. Player of the national team of Manukau. She made her debut in 2013 for the women's national rugby team-15 in a game against England [4] [5] . As part of the rugby 7 team, she made her debut at the 2013 World Cup in Russia and immediately won the championship title [6] . She also won with the team the Rugby-15 World Cup in 2017 [7] [8] , the Rugby-7 World Cup in 2018 and the Rugby-7 tournament at the Commonwealth Games in 2018.
Portia Woodman played at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro [9] [10] , gaining 50 points thanks to 10 attempts and becoming the champion in the number of points scored and attempts entered, but her team lost to the Australian in the final. In 2017, Portia was recognized as the best rugby player in the world according to World Rugby , and in the World Rugby 7 series she is the record holder for the number of attempts made [11]
Notes
- ↑ 43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics . Te Karere (August 5, 2016). Date of treatment August 6, 2016. Archived on August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Nick Jordan. New Zealand Sevens star Portia Woodman targeting Brazilian return on Womens World Series (link unavailable) (2 January 2014). Date of treatment March 29, 2015. Archived April 2, 2015.
- ↑ L'Équipe , No. 1878, July 14, 2018, p. 58
- ↑ Rugby: Woodman set for auspicious debut . The New Zealand Herald (12 July 2013). Date of treatment March 29, 2015. Archived April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Portia Woodman to make Black Ferns debut . 3news.co.nz (12 July 2013). Date of treatment March 29, 2015. Archived May 23, 2015.
- ↑ Andrew Alderson. Rugby sevens: Top scoring Portia owes it all to her mum and dad (July 2, 2013). Date of treatment March 29, 2015. Archived September 24, 2015.
- ↑ Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named . All Blacks . Date of treatment August 13, 2017.
- ↑ Black Ferns World Cup squad named (English) , Radio New Zealand (July 5, 2017). Archived on August 13, 2017. Date of treatment August 13, 2017.
- ↑ New Zealand sevens squads named for Olympics . All Blacks (July 3, 2016). Date of treatment July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games . Olympic Committee of New Zealand . New Zealand Olympic Team (1 July 2016). Date of treatment July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Profile on the New Zealand National Team website
Links
- Portia Woodman - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com