Sarah Hirini
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | December 9, 1992 | |
| place of birth | Feilding , New Zealand | |
| size | 1.74 m | |
| society | ||
| society | Manawatu | |
| position | striker | |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 2013 – today | New Zealand (7 women) | 214 (330) |
Sarah Hirini MNZM (born December 9, 1992 in Feilding , New Zealand , born Sarah Goss ) is a New Zealand rugby player who is a member of both the New Zealand national rugby union team and the national rugby 7 team. In 2017 she received the ANOC Award .
Career
Hirini learned rugby in her hometown at Feilding High School. From 2009 she ran for Manawatu. After playing for Bay of Plenty in 2016, Hirini returned to Manawatu.
Hirini made her debut in 2012 for the Black Ferns Sevens , with which she won the Rugby 7th World Cup in 2013 and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games . In 2016 she played her first international match for the Black Ferns . Hirini won the 2017 Women's Rugby Union World Cup with the Black Ferns . At the 2018 Commonwealth Games and in the 7-Rugby World Cup in 2018 , she won the gold medal in each 7-rugby.
Hirini was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in June 2019 . In the same year, she played her 200th game in the World Seven Series as the first woman.
Web links
- Sarah Hirini in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile on allblacks.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ nowtolove.co.nz: Black Ferns captain Sarah Goss' love and laughter-filled wedding , accessed July 25, 2019
- ↑ a b stuff.co.nz: Sarah Hirini says Queen's Birthday Honor is tribute to the greatest players in world rugby , accessed July 2019
- ↑ cultivategroup.co.nz: Sarah Goss wins at ANOC Awards , accessed March 25, 2018
- ↑ newsbeat.kiwi: From Friendly Feilding to Rio Olympics , accessed March 25, 2018
- ↑ worldrugby.org: Exciting future lies ahead for women's sevens - Goss , accessed on March 25, 2018
- ↑ stuff.co.nz: Sublime second half secure Women's World Cup for Black Ferns , accessed March 25, 2018
- ↑ ewn.co.za: New Zealand strike double gold in rugby sevens , accessed April 26, 2018
- ↑ allblacks.com: Black Ferns Sevens make history in San Francisco , accessed July 22, 2018
- ↑ cultivategroup.co.nz: Black Ferns Sevens Captain , accessed July 22, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hirini, Sarah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goss, Sarah (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feilding , New Zealand |