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2022 Super Rugby Aupiki Season
The 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season is the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. The competition commenced on 10 March between Chiefs Manawa and Matatū. On 20 March, Chiefs Manawa were crowned as the inaugural champions of Super Rugby Aupiki after defeating the Blues Women 35–0 in the final round of the competition. Teams Format All four teams will get three regular season matches; one home, one away, and one Super Round fixture. The top two teams will contest the final. The competition was later reformatted to a round robin fixture due to the impact of COVID-19. All the squads were strongly affected with player isolations and COVID-19 cases. The inaugural champion would be crowned based on their competition points. Standings Matches Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Notes References {{Super Rugby Aupiki 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiefs (rugby Union)
The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, Waikato. The team competes in the Super Rugby competition, previously known as the Super 12 and Super 14, and are one of the competition's five New Zealand teams. Their primary home ground is Waikato Stadium. Until 2004, the Chiefs were the only New Zealand side never to have qualified for the Super 12 semi-finals. In that year the Chiefs earned their first semi-final berth, and in the end achieved fourth place (defeated 37–20 in the semi-final by the ACT Brumbies). They subsequently reached the 2009 final, but found themselves on the short end of a record 61–17 defeat by the Bulls. The Chiefs were rewarded with a home final after a strong 2012 season. The Chiefs defeated the 37–6, winning their first title. In 2013, the Chiefs became the fourth team to record back-to-back title wins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Steinmetz
Grace Steinmetz (born 16 January 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her test debut for the Black Ferns in 2022. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition, she previously played for Matatū. She also represents Canterbury provincially. Personal life Steinmetz was born in Paraparaumu. She participated in hockey, athletics and touch rugby before she moved into Sevens rugby. She is the niece of 2002 All Blacks second five Paul Steinmetz. Steinmetz is a Lawyer and studied Law and Commerce at the University of Canterbury. Rugby career 2018–20 Steinmetz played sevens for Wellington and was in Japan on a sevens contract in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to return to New Zealand. Steinmetz made her debut for Canterbury in 2018. She was selected for the Black Ferns Sevens training squad in 2019 and was part of Canterbury's fourth Farah Palmer Cup title win in 2020. She came off the bench for the Probables again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Mataele
Martha Mataele (born 9 July 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury at Provincial level. Rugby career Mataele is of Tongan descent, she was born in Auckland and was raised in Christchurch. She first attended Villa Maria College before switching to Christchurch Girls’ High School in 2017. Mataele made her debut for Canterbury in 2021 and then debuted for Matatū a year later in Super Rugby Aupiki's inaugural season. 2023 Mataele and her sister, Atlanta Lolohea, were part of Matatū's squad that won the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. She scored a try in her sides win against the Chiefs Manawa. She played for the Western Force in the 2023 Super W season. In July 2023, she was awarded the Rebecca Clough Medal at the Western Force awards night. Mataele was named in the Black Ferns 30 player squad that will compete in their final O'Reilly Cup test in September and in the inaugural W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Anderson (rugby Union)
''Home and Away'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that appeared or will appear in 2021, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Lucy Addario. The 34th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on 1 February 2021. Susie McAllister, Chloe Anderson and Mia Anderson were introduced during the same month. Sienna Blake, Allegra Freeman and Emmett Ellison made their debuts in April. Rachel Young arrived in late May, followed by Cash Newman in June. Logan Bennett and Felicity Newman were introduced in August. Theo Poulos made his debut in September. Susie McAllister Susan "Susie" McAllister, played by Bridie Carter, made her first appearance on 4 February 2021. Carter's casting details were announced on 10 August 2020. She began filming during the same week. Carter was pleased to be offered the role during the COVID-19 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Tubic
Hazel Tubic (born 31 December 1990) is a New Zealand-based rugby union player. She represents New Zealand internationally and was a member of their 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup champion sides. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Rugby career 2011–2017 Tubic made her test debut for the Black Ferns in 2011 against England. She has also represented New Zealand in rugby sevens. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. 2022–2023 Tubic was named in the Chiefs squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022. She was called in as an injury replacement for the Black Ferns squad to the 2022 Pacific Four Series. In August, she was recalled into the team for the two-test series against Australia for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. Tubic made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. She rejoined Chiefs Manawa for the 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season. References External links Hazel Tubic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia Woodman
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (née Woodman; born 12 July 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team (sevens), New Zealand Women's Sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team, New Zealand Women's National Rugby Union team. Woodman was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In 2022, Woodman became the first woman to score 200 tries in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Sevens Series. Biography Netball Woodman initially played netball for the Northern Mystics before switching to rugby union in 2012. Rugby career Woodman first became involved in rugby union through New Zealand's Go4Gold grassroots initiative in 2012. The nationwide campaign was established by the New Zealand Rugby, New Zealand Rugby Union, and aimed to identify future athletes from other sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Connor
Luka Connor (born 24 September 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup squad that won their sixth title. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition; she also plays for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in the Farah Palmer Cup and club rugby for Rangataua. Biography Connor is from the Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou iwi. She was attending Opotiki College, Ōpōtiki College when she made her debut for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in 2014. 2017 In 2017, She suffered a serious knee injury and missed the entire provincial season of 2018. 2019 Connor was one of 29 players who were offered Black Ferns contracts in 2019. On 28 June 2019, Connor made her test debut for the Black Ferns, she came off the bench against Canada women's national rugby union team, Canada in San Diego. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup and featured in the second test match ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renee Wickcliffe
Renee Woodman-Wickliffe (née Wickliffe; born 30 May 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represents and Auckland. She was in the squad that won the 2010 Rugby World Cup and the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Biography Wickliffe was named in the Black Ferns squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was included in the Black Ferns squad for the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada and was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup. In 2019 she was part of the winning team of the Super Series, scoring a hat-trick in the final deciding game against England. Wickliffe was named in the Chiefs squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022. She was called in as an injury replacement for the Black Ferns squad to the 2022 Pacific Four Series. Wickliffe made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. She scored a brace of tries against a scoreless Scotland in the Black Ferns final pool game . Personal life Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanah Ngan-Woo
Joanah Ngan-Woo (born 15 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays Lock for the Black Ferns and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for Wellington provincially. Personal life Ngan-Woo is of Chinese and Samoan descent. Her great-grandfather migrated from China to Samoa. She took up rugby in Year 9 at St Catherine's College in 2009 and was soon promoted to the Oriental Rongotai seniors while still a schoolgirl. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Policy and Education from Victoria University and also completed a Masters in International Relations in 2019. Rugby career 2018 Ngan-Woo was one of 28 players who were the first to receive a professional contract with the Black Ferns. 2019 Ngan-Woo made her Black Ferns test debut against the United States on 2 July in the Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego. She later earned her second cap against Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carys Dallinger
Carys Dallinger (born 30 April 2000) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby union player. She plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super W competition. She previously played for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Early life Dallinger was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and was eligible to represent Australia through her father, who was born in Melbourne; both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in England. Rugby career In 2022, Dallinger was sidelined for three months due to a severe bout of COVID-19 which ruined her hopes of competing in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She has played for the Manawatū Cyclones in the Farah Palmer Cup. Dallinger was contracted with Hurricanes Poua for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. She then joined Queensland Reds halfway through the season in early April, and helped them to the Super W final, her side lost to the Fijiana Drua 30–38. Dallinger accepted the opportunity to represent Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Simon
Kennedy Wailer Simon (born 1 October 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She is a loose forward and plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Waikato provincially. Rugby career Simon made her provincial debut for Waikato in 2013 against Otago Spirit. She made her test debut for the New Zealand women's national side, the Black Ferns, against the United States in 2019. In 2020, she was awarded the international and Farah Palmer Cup player of the year by the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association at the New Zealand Rugby awards. Simon was part of the inaugural Chiefs Manawa side that played in the first women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand at Eden Park in 2021. Simon was named in the Black Ferns squad for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup. She made the Black Ferns 32-player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
