Huriana Manuel

Huriana Manuel (born 8 August 1986) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's sevens team and Auckland. Manuel was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and the New Zealand women's sevens team at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Huriana Manuel
Date of birth (1986-08-08) 8 August 1986
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005– Auckland Storm ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2014 New Zealand 27 (75)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2009– New Zealand
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition

Of Māori descent, Manuel affiliates to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāpuhi iwi.[1] Manuel's mother, Liza Mihinui, is a former Black Fern. They are the first mother and daughter to play for the Black Ferns.[2][3][4]

In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 Season of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021.[5]

Honours

In 2021, World Rugby inducted Manuel into its World Rugby Hall of Fame, alongside Osea Kolinisau, Humphrey Kayange, Cheryl McAfee, Will Carling and Jim Telfer.[6]

References
  1. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. Paul Lewis (30 July 2006). "Ferns a family affair". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. Alan Apted (4 March 2009). "Suasua set for record". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. Anna Kessel (20 August 2010). "Fierce Ferns pull in crowds as women's World Cup begins". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. "Meet the contestants of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021". TheSpinoff. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Six legends to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". World Rugby. Retrieved 27 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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