Luka Connor Explained

Birth Date:24 September 1996
Birth Place:Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Height:1.71 m
Weight:95 kg
Ru Currentposition:Hooker
Provinceyears1:2014–Present
Province1:Bay of Plenty Volcanix
Provinceapps1:37
Provincepoints1:75
Superyears1:2021–Present
Super1:Chiefs Manawa
Superapps1:10
Superpoints1:60
Repyears1:2019–Present
Repcaps1:20
Reppoints1:30

Luka Connor (born 24 September 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup squad that won their sixth title. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition; she also plays for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in the Farah Palmer Cup and club rugby for Rangataua.

Biography

Connor is from the Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou iwi. She was attending Ōpōtiki College when she made her debut for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in 2014.

2017

In 2017, She suffered a serious knee injury and missed the entire provincial season of 2018.[1]

2019

Connor was one of 29 players who were offered Black Ferns contracts in 2019.[2]

On 28 June 2019, Connor made her test debut for the Black Ferns, she came off the bench against Canada in San Diego.[3] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup and featured in the second test match against Australia.[4] [5] She later featured for the New Zealand Development XV at the 2019 Oceania Women's Championship in Fiji.[6]

2020–2021

In 2020 she appeared for the Black Ferns in two matches against the New Zealand Barbarians.[7] [8]

In 2021 Connor was named in the Chiefs squad for their historic match against the Blues at Eden Park in April.[9] [10] Later that year she was selected in the Chiefs Manawa team for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[11] [12]

2022

Connor was selected for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[13] She made the team again for a two-test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[14] [15]

Connor made the Black Ferns 32-player squad to the deferred 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[16] [17] She scored two tries against Wales in the quarterfinals.[18] [19]

2023

Connor scored a hat-trick for Chiefs Manawa against Hurricanes Poua in the opening round of the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[20] [21] She crossed over for the first try from a lineout drive in her sides second round victory over the Blues Women.[22] [23] In round three, she scored her sides second try in their 46–38 win against Matatū in Hamilton.[24] [25]

In July, she scored a try in the Black Ferns 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[26] [27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Macfarlane. Kristin. 2019-03-02. Women's Rugby: Bay born and bred Luka Connor's dream of wearing Black Ferns jersey moves closer with 2019 contract. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/womens-rugby-bay-born-and-bred-luka-connors-dream-of-wearing-black-ferns-jersey-moves-closer-with-2019-contract/KXYTFNMBIIWEEELX4GCZXFRGGQ/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. NZ Herald. en-NZ.
  2. Web site: 2019-02-25. Black Ferns 2019 contracted squad named. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.allblacks.com/news/black-ferns-2019-contracted-squad-named/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. allblacks.com. en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Luka Connor #207 . 2022-02-11 . stats.allblacks.com.
  4. Web site: 2019-08-15. Black Ferns make three changes. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.teaomaori.news/black-ferns-make-three-changes . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. Māori Television. en.
  5. Web site: 2019-08-17. Buildcorp Wallaroos fall at Eden Park. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://australia.rugby/news/2019/08/17/wallaroos-v-black-ferns-eden-park . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. australia.rugby. en.
  6. Web site: 2019-10-22. Black Ferns Development XV named for Oceania Championship. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.allblacks.com/news/black-ferns-development-xv-named-for-oceania-championship/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. allblacks.com. en-NZ.
  7. Web site: 2020-11-12. Six debutants named in Black Ferns side to take on New Zealand Barbarians. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.rugbypass.com/news/six-debutants-named-in-black-ferns-side-to-take-on-new-zealand-barbarians/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. www.rugbypass.com. en.
  8. Web site: Powell. Jennie. 2020-11-12. Teams named for Black Ferns v NZ Barbarians. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2020/11/12/teams-named-for-black-ferns-v-nz-barbarians/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. 4 The Love Of Sport. en-GB.
  9. Web site: 2021-04-28. Key match-ups to watch: Blues v Chiefs women. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.superrugby.co.nz/news/key-match-ups-to-watch-blues-v-chiefs-women/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. superrugby.co.nz. en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2021-04-28. Chiefs women's side named for historic Super Rugby match. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.nzsportswire.com/2021/04/29/chiefs-women-name-side-for-historic-super-rugby-match/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. NZ Sports Wire. en-NZ.
  11. Web site: Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.chiefs.co.nz/chiefs-squad . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. Chiefs. en.
  12. Web site: 2021-11-04. Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.superrugby.co.nz/news/inaugural-super-rugby-aupiki-squads-announced/ . 2022-02-11 . live. 2022-02-11. superrugby.co.nz. en-GB.
  13. Web site: 2022-05-04 . 31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series . 2022-06-12 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  14. Web site: 2022-08-02 . Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series . 2022-08-08 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  15. Web site: Brown . Roger . 2022-08-15 . 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule" . 2022-08-16 . thedailyrugby.com . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup . 2022-09-15 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  17. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named . 2022-09-27 . RNZ . en-nz.
  18. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2022-10-29 . Black Ferns storm into the final four . 2022-11-27 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  19. Web site: 2022-10-29 . New Zealand 55-3 Wales: Black Ferns knock Wales out of Rugby World Cup at quarter-final stage . 2022-11-27 . Sky Sports . en.
  20. Web site: Pearson . Joseph . 2023-02-25 . Luka Connor scores hat-trick as Chiefs Manawa power to huge win over Hurricanes Poua . 2023-02-25 . Stuff . en.
  21. Web site: 2023-02-25 . Luka Connor's hat-trick spearheads big Chiefs Manawa win . 2023-02-25 . 1 News . en.
  22. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2023-03-04 . Chiefs Manawa take 12-Try Bonanza . 2023-03-12 . superrugby.co.nz . en-GB.
  23. Web site: 2023-03-04 . Chiefs Manawa score seven tries to see off Blues . 2023-03-12 . RNZ . en-nz.
  24. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2023-03-11 . Chiefs Manawa top qualifiers into Super Rugby Aupiki Semis . 2023-03-12 . superrugby.co.nz . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Pearson . Joseph . 2023-03-11 . Chiefs Manawa secure top spot in Super Rugby Aupiki with another win over Matatū . 2023-03-12 . Stuff . en.
  26. Web site: 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa . 2023-07-09 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  27. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory . 2023-07-09 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.

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