Huriana Manuel

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Huriana Manuel
Date of birth (1986-08-08) August 8, 1986
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005-Present Auckland Storm
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005-Present  New Zealand 13 (10)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2009-Present  New Zealand

Huriana Manuel (b. February 16, 1985) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's sevens team and Auckland. She is the current captain of the New Zealand women's sevens team. Manuel was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and the New Zealand women's sevens team at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Manuel's mother, Liza Mihinui, is a former Black Fern. They are the first mother and daughter to play for the Black Ferns.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Paul Lewis (30 July 2006). "Ferns a family affair". Retrieved 5 August 2012. 
  2. Alan Apted (March 4, 2009). "Suasua set for record". Retrieved August 5, 2012. 
  3. Anna Kessel (20 August 2010). "Fierce Ferns pull in crowds as women's World Cup begins". Retrieved 5 August 2010. 

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