WOMEN'S ACADEMY 2024

Ffion Barr

Position: Halfback

Date of birth: 23/02/2003

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School 

Club: Old-Boys Marist

Representative teams: 
- Manawatu Under 18 (2019)
​​​​​​​- Manawatū Under 18 Sevens (2019)
- Manawatū Wāhine  Development (2023)​​​​​​​

Favourite rugby moment:  Watching Rangimarie Sturmey's Black Ferns XV debut.​​​​​​​

Lashaye Blake-Thompson

Position: Hooker

Date of birth: 03/05/2006

Secondary schoo0l:​​​​​ MANUKURA

Club: Kia Toa

Representative teams: 
- Manawatū Under 18 (2023)
- New Zealand Under 18 Ngā Māreikura (2023)

Favourite rugby moment: Being selected for New Zealand Under 18 Ngā Māreikura..        ​​​​​​​​

Manaia Blake-Thompson

Position: Second five-eighth

Date of birth: 02/05/2006

Height: 163cm

Secondary schoo0l: MANUKURA

Club: Kia Toa              

Favourite rugby moment: Winning the secondary school Top 4. 

Gracie Donaldson

Position: Lock

Date of birth: 22/04/2003

Height: 180cm

Secondary schoo0l: St Matthew's Collegiate School

Club: Wairarapa Wāhine Toa

Representative teams: 
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- Wairarapa Bush (2022-2023)

Favourite rugby moment: Seeing the Black Ferns win the World Cup.

Anahera Hamahona

Position: Flanker

Date of birth: 30/08/2005 

Height: 168cm

Secondary schoo0l: Cullinane College

Club: Old Boys-Marist

Representative teams: 
- Whanganui (2023)
- Manawatū Sevens (2023) 
- Manawatū Wāhine  Development (2023)
- New Zealand Māori Ngā Māreikura U18 (2023)   

Favourite rugby moments:
- Playing in the World School Sevens in 2022.
- Playing for Western Sydney Two Blues. 

Kaelyn Ilangana-Latu

Position: Halfback

Date of birth: 08/08/2006 

Height: 166cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Girls' High School

Representative teams:
- Manawatū Under 15 (2021) 
- Manawatū Under 18 (2022-2023)

Favourite rugby moments:  Scoring.        

Tayma Jahnke

Position: Halfback/first five-eighth

Date of birth: 24/10/2007

Height: 168cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Girls' High School

Club: Freyberg​​​​​​​

Representative teams:
- Manawatū Under 15 (2021-2022)
- Manawatū Under 18 (2023)        

Favourite rugby moment: Kicking a winning goal.

Briahna Roache- Jackson

Position: Prop

Date of birth: 6/11/1999

Height: 179cm

Secondary schoo0l: Manawatū College 

Club: Old Boys-Marist

Representative teams:
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- Manawatū Wāhine Development (2023) ​​​​​​​

Favourite rugby moment: Watching my best friend Layla's Black Ferns debut.             ​​​​​​​

Havahna Tuwhangai-Moon

Position: Five-eighth/fullback

Date of birth:  19/07/2006

Height: 165cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School​​​​​​​

Club: Kia Toa

Representative teams: 
- Manawatū Under 15 (2022)
- Manawatū Under 18 (2023)

Favourite rugby moment:  Playing women's grade rugby for the first time and winning.    ​​​​​​​

Shakariyah Waiwai

Position: Loose forward

Date of birth: 16/12/2007

Height: 171cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School

Club: Kia Toa

Representative teams:
​​​​​​​- Manawatū Under 15 (2022)

Kaia Walker-Waitoa

Position: Wing/midfield back

Date of birth: 03/11/2002 

Height: 165cm

Secondary schoo0l: MANUKURA

​​​​​​​Club: Bush

Representative teams: 
- Manawatū Wāhine Development (2023)
- Manawatū Cyclones (2021-2022)​​​

Favourite rugby moment: My first rugby game back after having my baby.


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