Aroha Savage (born 11 March 1990) is a rugby union player. She plays for and

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. She previously played for the

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in the

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competition. She has competed for the

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at three

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's —

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and

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Rugby career

Savage was a member of the 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squad. She was in the squad for the 2013 International Series against . Savage was named in the squad to the

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. She was also included in the

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squad. On 3 November 2021, She was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural

competition. She started in the Blues 0–35 thrashing by the

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in the final round. In 2022, She signed with

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for the

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1990 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players Rugby union locks Auckland rugby union players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub