Cala Hohepa (born 27 July 1985) is a

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who plays as a

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for

, Otago Spirit and Alhambra Union.

Life

On 16 October 2007 she made her international debut with

at Cooks Gardens in Whanganui scoring two tries against

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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 at Trust Porirua Park near

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). Hohepa was included in the squad for the

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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 against

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and

). Since 2011 she has been in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

with her partner

Karne Hesketh Karne L. Hesketh (born 1 August 1985) is a player for the Japan rugby union team. Early life Hesketh was born in Napier, New Zealand, where he attended Napier Boys High School. Professional career Hesketh is a professional rugby union player ...

, a professional rugby player who plays

for

Fukuoka Sanix Blues , formerly ''Fukuoka Sanix Blues'' and ''Fukuoka Sanix Bombs'', was a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 (Heisei 6), the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top ...

. She was named in the squad for the

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and was part of the winning team of the

2019 Women's Rugby Super Series The 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series was the third series of the Women's Rugby Super Series, a women's international rugby union competition featuring the best-ranked sides. Unlike the previous editions of the Super Series in 2015 and 2016 which ...

. In 2022 Hohepa was initially named in the Black Ferns squad for the

Pacific Four Series The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It began in 2021 and was initiall ...

but was ruled out due to injury.

References

External links

Carla Hohepa
at

Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournamen ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hohepa, Carla 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 People from Te Awamutu Otago Polytechnic alumni Rugby union players from Waikato People educated at Te Awamutu College