Huriana Manuel

Huriana Manuel

Full name	Huriana Manuel-Carpenter
Date of birth	(1986-08-08) 8 August 1986
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Liza Mihinui (mother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005– Auckland Storm () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2014 New Zealand 27 (75) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2009– New Zealand
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2010 England Team competition 2006 Canada Team competition Women's rugby sevens Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 Moscow Team competition 2009 Dubai Team competition

Huriana Manuel-Carpenter (born 8 August 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's sevens team and Auckland.

Rugby career

Manuel was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2006 and 2010 Rugby World Cup's. In 2009, she was part of the Black Ferns sevens team that were runners-up at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.

Honours

In 2021, World Rugby inducted Manuel into its World Rugby Hall of Fame, alongside Osea Kolinisau, Humphrey Kayange, Cheryl McAfee, Will Carling and Jim Telfer.

Personal life

Of Māori descent, Manuel affiliates to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāpuhi iwi. Manuel's mother, Liza Mihinui, is a former Black Fern. They are the first mother and daughter to play for the Black Ferns.

In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 season of Celebrity Treasure Island.

External links

• Huriana Manuel-Carpenter at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
• Huriana Manuel-Carpenter at the World Rugby Hall of Fame
• Huriana Manuel at the Black Ferns (archive)
• Huriana Manuel at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Huriana Manuel at Olympics.com
• Huriana Manuel at Olympedia