Awhina Tangen-Wainohu
| Born | 16 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awhina Tangen-Wainohu (born 16 December 1997) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. She represented New Zealand at international level and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She played for Chiefs Manawa and Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for Hawke's Bay and Waikato in the Farah Palmer Cup.
Rugby career
2021
Tangen-Wainohu was named in the Chiefs team that played the Blues women in the first-ever women's super rugby match at Eden Park on 1 May 2021.[1][2][3] She was later selected for the Chiefs Manawa squad for the inaugural 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[4][5]
2022
On August, Tangen-Wainohu was named in the Black Ferns squad for the Laurie O’Reilly Cup Test series.[6][7] She made her international debut for New Zealand on 20 August against Australia at the Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch.[8][9]
Tangen-Wainohu was also selected for the 32-player squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[10][11] She scored her first try against the Wallaroos in the opening match of the World Cup.[12][13]
2023–25
On 17 April, She was given a fulltime Black Ferns contract for the first time as New Zealand Rugby announced the 34-contracted-players for the year.[14][15]
In July 2025, she was named in the Black Ferns side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[16][17]
2026
In May 2026, Tangen-Wainohu was forced to retire due to a career-ending neck injury.[18][19]
References
- ↑ Voerman, Andrew (28 April 2021). "Blues, Chiefs announce women's teams for historic Eden Park fixture". Stuff. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Waitomo Chiefs Women named for historic match at Eden Park". www.voxy.co.nz. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Chiefs Women named for historic match at Eden Park". allblacks.com. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Chiefs Women's Squad announced". Chiefs. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 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.
- ↑ "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Wayne Smith eyeing sevens stars for Black Ferns' World Cup tilt". 1 News. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ Burnes, Campbell (20 August 2022). "Black Ferns hit the high notes". allblacks.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Black Ferns trounce Australia Wallaroos in first test". NZ Sports Wire. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Julian, Adam (8 October 2022). "Black Ferns open World Cup with comeback win". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ Pearson, Joseph (8 October 2022). "Rugby World Cup: Portia Woodman hat-trick rescues Black Ferns in tense opening win over Australia". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ Ekin, Kim (19 April 2023). "Black Ferns announce contracts for 34 players including six Super Rugby Aupiki standouts". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Black Ferns contracts announced for 2023". allblacks.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Black Ferns name 33-strong squad for Rugby World Cup in England". New Zealand Rugby. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Morton, Finn (25 July 2025). "Ruby Tui misses out as Black Ferns name squad for Rugby World Cup". RugbyPass. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "After brave comeback, Black Fern Awhina Tangen-Wainohu forced to retire with neck injury". Radio New Zealand. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Black Ferns prop Awhina Tangen-Wainohu reflects on journey, from rugby as an escape to a career after medical retirement". New Zealand Herald. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
External links
- Awhina Tangen-Wainohu at AllBlacks.com
- NZ Rugby History profile