Carla Hohepa
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Te Awamutu,Waikato,New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (11 st 3 lb; 157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Te Awamutu College Otago Polytechnic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago College of Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Primary school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carla Hohepa(born 27 July 1985) is aNew Zealandrugby unionplayer who plays as awingforNew Zealand,Otago SpiritandAlhambra Union.
Life[edit]
On 16 October 2007 she made her international debut withNew ZealandatCooks Gardensin Whanganui scoring two tries againstAustralia[1]and proved herself to be an emerging player with another three tries in the second win over the Wallaroos a few days after (29-12 atTrust Porirua ParknearWellington).[2]
Hohepa was included in the squad for the2010 World Cup[3]and became one of the stars of the tournament with her pace, skill-set and vision resulting in seven tries (including a hat-trick in the opening match and some other tries againstEngland,FranceandAustralia).[4]
Since 2011 she has been inJapanwith her partnerKarne Hesketh,a professional rugby player who playswingforFukuoka Sanix Blues.[5][6][7]She was named in the squad for the2017 Women's Rugby World Cup[8][9]and was part of the winning team of the2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.[10]
In 2022 Hohepa was initially named in the Black Ferns squad for thePacific Four Seriesbut was ruled out due to injury.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^"Ferns topple Wallaroos first up".16 October 2007.Retrieved1 December2010.
- ^"Black Ferns beat Wallaroos".20 October 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2010.Retrieved2 December2010.
- ^"Black Ferns squad for IRB Women's Rugby World Cup".29 June 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2010.Retrieved2 December2010.
- ^"WRWC 2010: The Dream Team".22 September 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 21 October 2010.Retrieved2 December2010.
- ^"Ex-Students and NZ Black Ferns: Carla Hohepa and Kelly Brazier".Otago Polytechnic.Retrieved15 January2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^Steve Hepburn (7 September 2010)."Rugby: Otago pair star in World Cup win".Otago Daily Times.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2017.Retrieved15 January2012.
- ^"Player statistics Hesketh Karne".Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2015.Retrieved15 January2012.
- ^"Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named".All Blacks.Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2018.Retrieved13 August2017.
- ^"Black Ferns World Cup squad named".Radio New Zealand.5 July 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 13 August 2017.Retrieved13 August2017.
- ^"Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England".Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019.Retrieved17 July2019.
- ^"31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series".allblacks.com.4 May 2022.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^"Injury replacements called into Black Ferns".allblacks.com.19 May 2022.Retrieved12 June2022.
External links[edit]
- Carla HohepaatBlack Ferns
- Carla Hohepaat theWorld Rugby Women's Sevens Series(archived)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female rugby union players
- New Zealand women's international rugby union players
- New Zealand female rugby sevens players
- New Zealand women's international rugby sevens players
- Otago rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Te Awamutu
- Otago Polytechnic alumni
- Rugby union players from Waikato
- People educated at Te Awamutu College
- Rugby union wings
- Barbarian F.C. Women players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England