Monique Hirovanaa (born 25 May 1966) is a former New Zealand

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player. She played for and

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. She was in the squad that won the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup and the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. In 2018, Hirovanaa was inducted into the Ōtara Sports Hall of Fame at the Ōtara Sports Awards on 1 December at Kia Aroha College. In 2025, she was inducted into the Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame.

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Black Ferns Profile
1966 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players Rugby union players from Auckland 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen World Rugby Players of the Year {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1960s-stub