Sarah Hirini
Sarah Hirini MNZM (née Goss, born 9 December 1992)[1] is a New Zealand women's rugby union player and two-time Olympic medalist. She plays for the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team, and captained the Manawatu Sevens side that took out the 2013 National Women's Sevens title in Queenstown. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]
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| Birth name | Sarah Goss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Feilding, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Feilding High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Massey University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Conor Hirini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is studying for a degree in Māori studies.[4] Of Māori descent, Goss affiliates to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.[5]
In 2013, she received the Massey University Manawatu campus sportswoman of-the-year award.
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hirini was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[6]
In 2019, Hirini was nominated, for the fourth time in six years, as the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.[7] She also was the first woman to play 200 matches in the global circuit.
References
- Laura Weaser, Woman's Day (24 January 2019). "Black Ferns captain Sarah Goss' love and laughter-filled wedding". Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "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.
- "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- Peter Lampp, Manawatu Standard (16 October 2013). "Little rest for Massey's Goss". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
External links
- Sarah Hirini at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- Sarah Hirini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- All Blacks Profile