Mahina Paul Explained

Birth Place:Whakatāne, New Zealand
Height:1.65 m
Weight:74 kg
Relatives:Mererangi Paul (sister)
Amatteam1:Rangataua
Amatpoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:2020 – present
Ru Province1:Bay of Plenty
Ru Provinceapps1:10
Ru Provincepoints1:45
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2019 – present
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:54 apps
23 tries
115 points[1]

Mahina Paul (born 19 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Rugby career

Paul has represented New Zealand in touch rugby and at the Youth Olympic Games for rugby sevens in 2018.

Paul made her Black Ferns Sevens international debut at the South Africa Sevens in Cape Town in 2019.[2] She was one of three players who were handed professional contracts earlier that year.[3] She later featured at the 2020 New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton.[4]

Paul was named as a travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5] [6]

On 20 June 2024 it was announced that she had been selected as a member of the New Zealand Women’s Rugby Sevens team for the Olympic sevens competition| Paris Olympics.[7] The team won the gold medal, defeating Canada 19–12 in the final.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mahina Paul . SVNS . 21 June 2024.
  2. Web site: 29 January 2020 . Ignite7 alumni Mahina Paul helps make history in Hamilton . 4 July 2022 . Red Bull . en.
  3. Web site: Beck . David . 16 January 2019 . Whakatāne teen makes Black Ferns Sevens squad . 4 July 2022 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  4. Web site: Hurkmans . Mahina . 27 December 2019 . Mataatua sevens stars keep in touch with whānau . 4 July 2022 . Māori Television . en.
  5. Web site: 29 June 2022 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games . 4 July 2022 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: 29 June 2022 . Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games . 4 July 2022 . Stuff . en.
  7. Web site: Kermeen . Mat . 20 June 2024 . Sevens star Sarah Hirini completes 'unbelievable' recovery for Paris Olympics . Stuff . 21 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Burgess . Michael . 31 July 2024 . Olympics 2024: New Zealand women’s rugby sevens clinch Olympic gold in Paris . NZ Herald . 31 July 2024.