Aroha Savage Explained

Birth Date:11 March 1990
Height:1.78 m
Weight:87 kg
Ru Position:Loose forward
Ru Provinceyears1:2007–2012
Ru Province1:Auckland
Ru Provinceapps1:15
Ru Provincepoints1:50
Ru Provinceyears3:2020
Ru Province3:Northland
Ru Provinceapps3:6
Ru Provincepoints3:10
Ru Provinceyears2:2013–2018
Ru Province2:Counties Manukau
Ru Provinceapps2:29
Ru Provincepoints2:39
Superyears1:2022
Super1:Blues Women
Superapps1:1
Superpoints1:0
Superyears2:2023
Super2:Hurricanes Poua
Superpoints2:0
Repyears1:2010–2018
Repcaps1:33
Reppoints1:20

Aroha Savage (born 11 March 1990) is a rugby union player. She plays for and Auckland. She previously played for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She has competed for the Black Ferns at three Rugby World Cup's — 2010, 2014 and 2017.

Rugby career

Provincial

Savage debuted for the Auckland Storm in 2007 as a 17-year-old.[1] She helped the Storm to several provincial titles, she then moved to Counties Manukau in 2013 and helped them win the 2016 Farah Palmer Cup title. She later moved to Northland in 2020.

International

Savage was a member of the 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squad. On 24 August 2010, she made her test debut for the Black Ferns aged 20 against the Wallaroos at the Rugby World Cup.

Savage was in the Black Ferns squad for the 2013 International Series against .[2]

Savage was named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France.[3] She was also included in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[4] [5]

On 3 November 2021, She was named as captain of the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition.[6] [7] She started in the Blues 0–35 thrashing by the Chiefs Manawa in the final round.[8] [9]

In 2022, She signed with Hurricanes Poua for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McFadden . Suzanne . 2022-03-03 . Captain's twins the Blues' secret weapon . 2023-03-15 . Newsroom . en-AU.
  2. News: Rugby: Black Ferns sweep series against England . APNZ (NZ Herald) . 20 July 2013 . 6 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180935/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10900864# . 14 July 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Black Ferns name squad for 2014 World Cup . Stuff.co.nz . 2 July 2014 . 6 July 2014 . https://archive.today/20140706193445/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/10222481/Black-Ferns-name-squad-for-2014-World-Cup# . 6 July 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named . All Blacks . en . 2017-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named . 12 June 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. News: Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 2017-07-05 . Radio New Zealand . 2017-08-13 . en-nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813223857/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named# . 13 August 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: 2021-11-04 . Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced . 2022-08-22 . Blues Rugby . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: 2022-02-28 . MOTHER OF TWINS RETURNS TO LEAD nib BLUES . 2023-03-15 . Blues Rugby . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: 18 March 2022 . Experienced pair return for key clash for nib Blues . 2022-08-23 . superrugby.co.nz . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 20 March 2022 . Chiefs Manawa crowned Sky Super Rugby Aupiki champs . 2022-08-23 . superrugby.co.nz . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Two-time World Cup Winner Aroha Savage Signs with the Hurricanes Poua . 2023-02-10 . www.hurricanes.co.nz.
  11. Web site: 2022-11-21 . Movers and shakers of Super Rugby Aupiki . 2023-03-15 . RNZ . en-nz.

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