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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe
Scoring prolifically in both forms of international rugby.
World Cup titles · Olympic golds
- Born
- 12 July 1991
- Birthplace
- Kawakawa, New Zealand
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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is a New Zealand wing whose speed and power brought World Cup and Olympic success.
Early life
Sporting family
Her father and uncle played for the All Blacks; her aunt played international netball.
School sport
Competed in netball and athletics while attending Mount Albert Grammar School.
Career
- Early 2010s
Netball to rugby
Moved from professional netball into New Zealand’s sevens programme.
- 2013–2022
International success
Won world titles in sevens and fifteen-a-side rugby.
- 2024
Final sevens Olympics
Won Paris gold before retiring from international sevens.
Achievements
World Cup titles
Won fifteen-a-side world championships with the Black Ferns.
Olympic golds
Won sevens gold in Tokyo and Paris.
250 series tries
Became the first woman to score 250 World Sevens Series tries.
Beyond rugby
Māori identity
Affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.
Family
Married fellow Black Fern Renee Wickliffe in 2022.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Government House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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