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'''Sarah Hirini''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} ({{nee|'''Goss'''}}, born 9 December 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/weddings/black-ferns-sarah-goss-conor-hirini-wedding-40284 |title=Black Ferns captain Sarah Goss' love and laughter-filled wedding |author=Laura Weaser, Woman's Day |date=24 January 2019 |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> is a New Zealand women's [[rugby union]] player and two-time Olympic medalist. She plays for the [[New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team]], and captained the Manawatu Sevens side that took out the 2013 National Women's Sevens title in Queenstown. She was named in the squad for the [[2017 Women's Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named |title=Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named |website=All Blacks |language=en |access-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named# |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named |title=Black Ferns World Cup squad named |date=5 July 2017 |work=Radio New Zealand |access-date=13 August 2017 |language=en-nz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813223857/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named# |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''Sarah Hirini''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} ({{nee|'''Goss'''}}, born 9 December 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/weddings/black-ferns-sarah-goss-conor-hirini-wedding-40284 |title=Black Ferns captain Sarah Goss' love and laughter-filled wedding |author=Laura Weaser, Woman's Day |date=24 January 2019 |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> is a New Zealand women's [[rugby union]] player and two-time Olympic medalist. She plays for the [[New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team]], and captained the Manawatu Sevens side that took out the 2013 National Women's Sevens title in Queenstown. She was named in the squad for the [[2017 Women's Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named |title=Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named |website=All Blacks |language=en |access-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named# |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named |title=Black Ferns World Cup squad named |date=5 July 2017 |work=Radio New Zealand |access-date=13 August 2017 |language=en-nz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813223857/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named# |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


She is studying for a degree in Māori studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/9289449/Little-rest-for-Masseys-Goss |title=Little rest for Massey's Goss |author=Peter Lampp, Manawatu Standard |date=16 October 2013 |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref> Of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent, Goss affiliates to the [[Ngāti Kahungunu]] [[iwi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449 |title=43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics |date=5 August 2016 |work=Te Karere |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161124/http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449# |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Hirini studied for a degree in Māori studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/9289449/Little-rest-for-Masseys-Goss |title=Little rest for Massey's Goss |author=Peter Lampp, Manawatu Standard |date=16 October 2013 |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref> Of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent, She affiliates to the [[Ngāti Kahungunu]] [[iwi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449 |title=43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics |date=5 August 2016 |work=Te Karere |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161124/http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449# |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


In 2013, she received the [[Massey University]] Manawatu campus sportswoman of-the-year award.
In 2013, she received the [[Massey University]] Manawatu campus sportswoman of-the-year award.
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In 2019, Hirini was nominated, for the fourth time in six years, as the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/447646?lang=en|title=World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> She also was the first woman to play 200 matches in the global circuit.
In 2019, Hirini was nominated, for the fourth time in six years, as the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/447646?lang=en|title=World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> She also was the first woman to play 200 matches in the global circuit.

Hirini was named in the [[New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team|Black Ferns Sevens]] squad for the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/rugby-sevens-teams-named-for-commonwealth-games/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=allblacks.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/300624797/experienced-new-zealand-sevens-squads-revealed-for-commonwealth-games |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:41, 4 July 2022

Sarah Hirini
Hirini in 2016
Birth nameSarah Goss
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birthFeilding, New Zealand
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SchoolFeilding High School
UniversityMassey University
SpouseConor Hirini
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Hurricanes ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Manawatu ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 Neuseeland 10 (5)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013– Neuseeland
Medal record
Representing  Neuseeland
Women's rugby union
Women's Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ireland Team competition
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Francisco Team competition

Sarah Hirini MNZM (née Goss, born 9 December 1992)[1] is a New Zealand women's rugby union player and two-time Olympic medalist. She plays for the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team, and captained the Manawatu Sevens side that took out the 2013 National Women's Sevens title in Queenstown. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]

Hirini studied for a degree in Māori studies.[4] Of Māori descent, She affiliates to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.[5]

In 2013, she received the Massey University Manawatu campus sportswoman of-the-year award.

In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hirini was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[6]

In 2019, Hirini was nominated, for the fourth time in six years, as the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.[7] She also was the first woman to play 200 matches in the global circuit.

Hirini was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Laura Weaser, Woman's Day (24 January 2019). "Black Ferns captain Sarah Goss' love and laughter-filled wedding". Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ^ Peter Lampp, Manawatu Standard (16 October 2013). "Little rest for Massey's Goss". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
Awards
Preceded by Tom French Memorial
Māori rugby union player of the year

2019
2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ash Dixon
Incumbent
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Neuseeland
Tokyo 2020
With: David Nyika
Incumbent