Birth Date: | 8 October 1996 |
Birth Place: | Whakatāne, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Weight: | 65 kg |
Ru Currentposition: | Utility Back |
Superyears1: | 2023 |
Super1: | Blues Women |
Superpoints1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2015 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Relatives: | Ruahei Demant (sister) |
Kiritapu Demant (born 8 October 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She played two tests for the Black Ferns in 2015. She represented the Cook Islands at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup in Australia. She plays for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Demant made her international debut for New Zealand at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series, on 27 June 2015 against Canada at Calgary.[1] [2]
Demant was named in the Black Ferns squad that toured France and the United States in 2018 but did not get to play in any games.[3] [4] [5] She was also named in the two-test series against Australia later that year.[6]
In November 2022, She joined the Blues Women for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[7]
Demant represented the Cook Islands at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup in Australia.[8] In 2018, she played for the Cook Islands in rugby league nines at the Rugby League Commonwealth Championship.[9]
Demant's older sister, Ruahei, is also a Black Fern.[10] [11]