Tag: women’s rugby

An accidental convert

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 27, 2023 | Reflections

“I come from a rugby-obsessed family. I suspect they thought football was a bit girly even though the sport was pretty much invisible in our lives. We’d barely heard of blokes playing, let alone women.” — Moana Maniapoto on the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Straight Up by Ruby Tui

Posted by Ruby Tui | Oct 2, 2022 | Reflections

“People often comment on how they love to watch us because of our obvious closeness as a team, and the joy we have towards our game and each other. What you’re seeing is real, but not simple.” — Black Ferns player Ruby Tui.

It’s you, it’s you must go, and I must bide

Posted by Denis O'Reilly | Jul 24, 2022 | Reflections

“Laurie O’Reilly was the first coach of the Black Ferns, and he was a champion for women’s rugby. He had a similar passion for championing the rights of children.” — Denis O’Reilly.

Fiao’o Fa’amausili: I just loved the contact

Posted by Dale Husband | Aug 12, 2018 | Kōrero

“I just loved the contact. I’ve always been quite physical. Like in netball I was fairly rough. I loved that game, but there was something special about rugby.”