Kaipo Olsen-Baker (born 1 May 2002) is a New Zealand
rugby union
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player. She made her
Black Ferns
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test
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debut in 2022. She also plays for
Hurricanes Poua
Hurricanes Poua are a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
History
Team name
On 7 February 2022, The Hurricanes revealed the new name of thei ...
in the
Super Rugby Aupiki
Super Rugby Aupiki is a professional women's rugby union club competition in New Zealand. Its inaugural season was held in March 2022. It is a steppingstone between the Farah Palmer Cup and the Black Ferns. Aupiki translates as ‘''the ascent to ...
competition and represents
Manawatu provincially.
Rugby career
Olsen-Baker signed with
Hurricanes Poua
Hurricanes Poua are a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
History
Team name
On 7 February 2022, The Hurricanes revealed the new name of thei ...
for the
inaugural season of
Super Rugby Aupiki
Super Rugby Aupiki is a professional women's rugby union club competition in New Zealand. Its inaugural season was held in March 2022. It is a steppingstone between the Farah Palmer Cup and the Black Ferns. Aupiki translates as ‘''the ascent to ...
. She was named in the
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 ...
squad for the
2022 Pacific Four Series
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. She scored a try on her international debut against the
Wallaroos
The Australia women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women's Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010.
Australian women have been playing rugby since th ...
. She was yellow-carded in her second appearance for the Black Ferns against
Canada
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.
Olsen-Baker was recalled into the team for the August test series against the
Wallaroos
The Australia women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women's Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010.
Australian women have been playing rugby since th ...
for the
Laurie O'Reilly Cup
The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy competed for by the women's rugby union teams of Australia women's national rugby union team, Australia and Black Ferns, New Zealand. The two nations met annually between 1994 and 1998, with New Zealand winnin ...
.
References
External links
Black Ferns Profile
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2002 births
Living people
New Zealand female rugby union players
New Zealand women's international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Gisborne, New Zealand
Rugby union number eights