Karina Stowers ( ''née'' Penetito; born 2 February 1986) is a New Zealand

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player. She played for internationally and provincially for

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Rugby career

Stowers made her test debut for New Zealand aged 19, on 29 June 2005 against

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. Stowers was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2010 Rugby World Cup. She toured England with the Black Ferns in 2012. She featured in the first test which they lost 13–16 at Esher. In 2013, Stowers was named in the Black Ferns squad that faced

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in three test matches. They clinched the series after beating the Red Roses 14–9 in the second test.

Personal life

In December 2011, she married

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representative and former

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winger Sherwin Stowers.

References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
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