Rhiarna Ferris (born 27 June 1992) is a New Zealand rugby player. She played for the Black Ferns Sevens team internationally and competes 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. Hurricanes Poua cover the same catchment area as the Hurricanes including the Farah Palm ...

in the

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competition.

Biography

Ferris attended

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for three years before going to

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Palmerston North Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manaw ...

for her final two years. She played netball for the

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and for Western Flyers. Ferris made her international debut for the Black Ferns Sevens at the Fast Four tournament in

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in 2019. She later made her official

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debut at the

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. In 2020, She played for the

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in the

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. In 2022, she was named in the Hurricanes Poua team to face the

Chiefs Manawa The Chiefs Manawa are a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand, that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Chiefs Manawa won the inaugural season of the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. They w ...

in their first official

match.

References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferris, Rhiarna 1992 births Living people 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen Central Manawa players National Netball League (New Zealand) players New Zealand female rugby league players New Zealand female rugby sevens players New Zealand female rugby union players New Zealand netball players New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players New Zealand women's international rugby sevens players People educated at Taradale High School