Janna Vaughan Explained

Birth Date:17 July 1988
Height:1.69 m
Weight:67 kg
Position:Utility Back
Provinceyears1:2004–2006
Province1:Manawatu
Provinceapps1:27
Provincepoints1:85
Provinceyears2:2007–2009
Province2:Otago
Provinceapps2:17
Provincepoints2:5
Provinceyears3:2015
Province3:Counties Manukau
Provinceapps3:1
Provincepoints3:5
Provinceyears4:2015–Present
Province4:Manawatu
Provinceapps4:27
Provincepoints4:85
Superyears1:2022
Super1:Hurricanes Poua
Superapps1:2
Superpoints1:0
Repyears1:2015–
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:10
Repsevensyears1:2016
Module:
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Yearastart:2015
Teama:New Zealand
Appearancesa:4
Pointsa:12

Janna Vaughan (born 17 July 1988) is a New Zealand athlete. She has represented New Zealand in rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens and Muay Thai.

Biography

2004–2012

Vaughan was selected for Manawatu in 2004 while she was still a student at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North.[1] [2] She made 17 appearances for Manawatu before moving to Dunedin to train as a teacher in 2007. Between 2007 and 2009 Vaughan played in 17 games for Otago while also winning two bronze medals in the 60 kg class at the Muay Thai World Championships in 2007 and 2008. In 2009 she won New Zealand's kickboxing featherweight title and in March 2012 she became the national Muay Thai lightweight champion again.

2015

Vaughan made her debut for the New Zealand women's national rugby league team at the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[3] She scored a try in all three of the Kiwi Ferns games against the Jillaroos.[4] She earned her full test cap for the Kiwi Ferns three months later against Australia at the 2015 ANZAC Test.[5] [6]

Two months after her Kiwi Ferns debut, Vaughan scored a try in her rugby union debut for New Zealand against Canada at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Calgary.[7] [8] She also featured in their 26–7 victory against England and scored a try in her third appearance in their 47–14 thrashing of the United States.[9] [10] [11] [12]

2016

Vaughan was selected for the Black Ferns Sevens squad and debuted at the 2016 Canada Sevens in Langford, British Columbia.[13] [14] [15] [16] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the two-test series against Australia in 2016.[17] [18] She only featured in their 67–3 trouncing of the Wallaroos in Eden Park.[19] [20] [21] [22] She was selected again for the Black Ferns tour of the United Kingdom. She appeared in their 20–10 win over Canada and in their 38–8 win over Ireland.[23] [24] [25] [26]

2018–2020

In 2018 Vaughan began her professional sevens career for the Mie Pearls in Japan.[27] She captained the Black Ferns development 7s team at the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji.[28] After two years in Japan Vaughan returned to play for Manawatu, last appearing for them in 2017.[29]

In 2020 She appeared for the Possibles against the Probables in a Black Ferns trial match.[30] She then played for the New Zealand Barbarians against the Black Ferns.[31]

2022

Vaughan signed with Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[32] She featured in the Hurricanes debut match against the .[33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McMurran . Alistair . 2009-08-07 . Kickboxing: Vaughan taking punt on change of grade . 2022-03-24 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
  2. Web site: Webb . Kathy . 11 July 2012 . Kickboxing: Vaughan's determined to win . 2022-03-24 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: 18 January 2015 . League: Kiwi Ferns debutants set for Nines . 2022-03-24 . www.voxy.co.nz . en.
  4. Web site: 2015-02-01 . Kiwi Ferns rock the NRL Nines . 2022-03-24 . Warriors . en.
  5. Web site: 2015-04-26 . Kiwis name Test squads . 2022-03-24 . National Rugby League . en.
  6. Web site: 25 June 2015 . New cap Vaughan to fulfil rare treble . 2022-03-24 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: 2015-06-26 . Eight debutants named in Black Ferns team . 2022-03-24 . RNZ . en-nz.
  8. Web site: 2015-06-28 . Canada falls to clinical New Zealand . 2022-03-24 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 3 June 2015 . Black Ferns squad named for Canada . 2022-03-24 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  10. Web site: 2015-07-01 . Lineups for Women's Super Series Round 2 . 2022-03-24 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2015-07-06 . Black Ferns dominate Women's Eagles . 2022-03-24 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  12. Web site: Swart . Jonathan . 2015-07-05 . BLACK FERNS OUTLAST EAGLES IN FINAL SUPER SERIES MATCH . 2022-03-25 . USA Rugby.
  13. Web site: 2016-04-14 . Janna Vaughan to debut at Langford Sevens . 2022-03-24 . RUGBY HEARTLAND . en-US.
  14. Web site: 14 April 2016 . Rugby: One new cap for women's sevens . 2022-03-24 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  15. Web site: 30 March 2016 . NZ Women's Sevens squad for Atlanta and Langford named . 2022-03-24 . Māori Television . en.
  16. Web site: 2016-04-14 . Black Ferns back Janna Vaughan given Olympic sevens opportunity . 2022-03-24 . Stuff . en.
  17. Web site: Newman . Beth . 2016-10-12 . Sevens stars among Black Ferns to face Wallaroos . 2022-03-24 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  18. Web site: 2016-10-13 . Black Ferns name squad to tackle Australia . 2022-03-24 . www.rugbyworldcup.com . en.
  19. Web site: Newman . Beth . 2016-10-22 . The Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns at Eden Park . 2022-03-24 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  20. Web site: 2016-10-22 . New Zealand Black Ferns crush Australia's Wallaroos women's team 67-3 . 2022-03-24 . the Guardian . en.
  21. Web site: Newman . Beth . 2016-10-22 . Wallaroos consigned to defeat at Eden Park . 2022-03-24 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  22. Web site: 2016-10-22 . NZ thrash Australia in women's Bledisloe Cup Test . 2022-03-24 . ESPN.com . en.
  23. Web site: 2016-11-12 . Black Ferns name squad . 2022-03-24 . RNZ . en-nz.
  24. Web site: 2016-11-24 . Black Ferns too strong for Canada . 2022-03-24 . PlanetRugby . en.
  25. Web site: 2016-11-26 . Black Ferns to play Ireland in final Test named . 2022-03-24 . RUGBY HEARTLAND . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2016-11-27 . Ireland side overpowered by Black Ferns in hard fought game . 2022-03-24 . Irish Examiner . en.
  27. Web site: Sharp . Kirsty . 20 May 2020 . Tackling the competition and COVID-19 in Japan . 2022-03-24 . Asia Media Centre New Zealand.
  28. Web site: Ravai . Nikolau . 9 November 2018 . Kiwis Ready, Confident . 2022-03-24 . en-US.
  29. Web site: Heagney . George . 2019-09-26 . Janna Vaughan back from Japanese jaunt for Manawatū Cyclones . 2022-03-24 . Stuff . en.
  30. Web site: 2020-11-04 . Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match . 2022-03-24 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  31. Web site: 2020-11-10 . NZ Barbarians squad named to play Black Ferns . 2022-03-24 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  32. Web site: 2 March 2022 . TEAM PREVIEW: Hurricanes Poua (2022) . 2022-03-24 . superrugby.co.nz . en-GB.
  33. Web site: 14 March 2022 . Hurricanes Poua named to face Chiefs Manawa in debut Sky Super Rugby Aupiki match . 2022-03-24 . superrugby.co.nz . en-GB.

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