Carla Hohepa
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Chyna Hohepa(sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.She was a member of theBlack FernsChampion squads that won the2010and2017 Rugby World Cups.
Rugby career
[edit]On 16 October 2007 she made her international debut withNew ZealandatCooks GardensinWhanganuiand scoring two tries againstAustralia.[1][2]She proved herself to be an emerging player with another three tries in the second win over theWallaroosa few days after (29–12 atTrust Porirua ParknearWellington.[3]
Hohepa was included in the squad for the2010 World Cup[4]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).[5]
Since 2011 she has been inJapanwith her partnerKarne Hesketh,a professional rugby player who playswingforFukuoka Sanix Blues.[6][7][8]
She was named in the squad for the2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[9][10]She was part of the winning team of the2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.[11]
In 2022 Hohepa was initially named in the Black Ferns squad for thePacific Four Seriesbut was ruled out due to injury.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^"Ferns topple Wallaroos first up".16 October 2007.Retrieved1 December2010.
- ^Julian, Adam (24 May 2024)."A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup".allblacks.Retrieved17 July2024.
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:CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^"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.4 May 2022.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^"Injury replacements called into Black Ferns".allblacks.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