Kiritapu Demant (born 8 October 1996) is a New Zealand

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player. She played two

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for the

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in 2015. She represented the

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at the

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. She played for the

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in the

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competition.

Rugby career

Rugby union

Demant made her international debut for

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at the

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, on 27 June 2015 against

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. Demant was named in the Tokyo Phoenix in 2016 and 2017 and lived in Tokyo, Japan while playing rugby sevens. Demant was named in the

squad that toured

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and the

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in 2018 but did not get to play in any games. She was also named in the two-test series against

later that year. At the end of 2019, Demant joined the Eibar Rugby Club in Spain for the 2020 Women’s club season. They went on to win the championship. In November 2022, She joined the

for the

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Rugby league

Demant represented the

at the

. In 2018, she played for the Cook Islands in

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at the Rugby League Commonwealth Championship.

Personal life

Demant's older sister, Ruahei, is also a Black Fern.

References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demant, Kiritapu 1996 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players Rugby union players from Whakatāne Te Whānau-ā-Apanui people Ngāti Awa people New Zealand Māori sportspeople 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen