Renee Woodman-Wickliffe (née Wickliffe; born 30 May 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represents New Zealand and Auckland. She was in the squad that won the 2010 Rugby World Cup and the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
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| Birth name | Renee Wickliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editWickliffe was named in the Black Ferns squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She was included in the Black Ferns squad for the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada[2] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.[3][4]
In 2019 she was part of the winning team of the Super Series,[5] scoring a hat-trick in the final deciding game against England.[6]
Wickliffe was named in the Chiefs squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.[7][8] She was called in as an injury replacement for the Black Ferns squad to the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[9]
Wickliffe made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[10][4] She scored a brace of tries against a scoreless Scotland in the Black Ferns final pool game .[11][12]
Personal life
editWickliffe has been in a long-term relationship with fellow Black Fern and World Cup winner Portia Woodman since 2013, and they married in December 2022. They have both adopted the surname Woodman-Wickliffe.[13]
References
edit- ^ stuff.co.nz (2 July 2014). "Black Ferns name squad for 2014 World Cup". Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Women's Rugby Super Series: New Zealand beat England to win title". BBC Sport. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (22 October 2022). "Black Ferns top Pool A in style". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (22 October 2022). "Black Ferns lift physical intensity to beat Scotland, finishing Rugby World Cup pool stage on a high". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns Portia Woodman and Renee Wickliffe tie the knot". Stuff. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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