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.
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editFerris 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
edit- ^ a b Heagney, George (22 June 2016). "Tough decision looms for multi-talented Rhiarna Ferris". Stuff. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Central Zone Beko Team 2016 Beko Netball League - Grand Finalists (Runners-up)". www.netballcentral.co.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b Willis, Sean (18 April 2019). "Black Ferns Sevens aim to continue winning ways". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ a b Heagney, George (17 September 2020). "Workaholic flanker Ferris wants Cyclones to lift against Tasman". Stuff. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Final squads confirmed for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Super Rugby Pacific, Aupiki: Official team announcements, March 15-20". Newshub. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Hurricanes Poua named to face Chiefs Manawa in debut Sky Super Rugby Aupiki match". superrugby.co.nz. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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