Rugby Union & Sevens Star; Olympic Gold Medalist; World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year; Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe Biography
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is a winger for the New Zealand Black Ferns and has achieved significant success in both the fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side formats of women's rugby. Woodman-Wickliffe's rugby background includes family ties to the All Blacks, and she gained national attention through New Zealand Rugby's Go for Gold campaign, which identified athletes for rugby sevens at the Olympics. After being selected for the program, she debuted for the Black Ferns and established herself as a leading player on the wing.
Woodman-Wickliffe has earned multiple Rugby World Cup titles in both Sevens and XVs, Olympic gold and silver medals, and gold and bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games. At the Rugby World Cup, she led the tournament in tries and points, including scoring eight tries in a single match against Hong Kong. Her performance earned her the World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year award. She has also been named World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year and Women's Sevens Player of the Decade. Woodman-Wickliffe became the first woman to score 200 tries in the Sevens Series, highlighting her try-scoring record in international rugby.
Her career is marked by competitive drive and resilience. After initially announcing retirement from international rugby, Woodman-Wickliffe returned to play, contributing to the Blues' Super Rugby Aupiki title and breaking the all-time Black Ferns try-scoring record. She became the all-time leading try scorer in New Zealand rugby history, surpassing the previous record held by Doug Howlett.
Woodman-Wickliffe has been recognized as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to rugby and was selected for TIME Magazine's list of influential people in sports. Her contributions as a record-breaker and champion across multiple formats have made a lasting impact on women's rugby and the broader rugby community.
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