Victoria Heighway Explained

Birth Date:28 November 1980
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Provinceyears1:1997–2009
Ru Province1:Auckland
Ru Provinceapps1:19
Ru Provincepoints1:5
Repyears1:2000–2010
Repcaps1:32
Reppoints1:10

Victoria Heighway (born 28 November 1980) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She played Lock for internationally and represented Auckland at the provincial level.

Heighway made her Black Ferns test debut, aged 19, on 23 September 2000 against Canada at Winnipeg.[1]

Heighway was a member of the champion 2002, 2006, and 2010 Rugby World Cup sides.[2] [3] She captained the Black Ferns in their tour of England in 2009.[4] She was named New Zealand Women’s Player of the Year twice, in 2007 and 2009.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-04-05 . World Cup Windback: 2006 Black Ferns . 2023-01-01 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: World Cup Win The Last Word For Many Black Ferns . 2018-10-02 . www.scoop.co.nz.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2009 . Heighway expecting a physical tour . 4 July 2014 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  4. Web site: 2009-11-13 . Rugby: Black Ferns confident . 2022-12-29 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: Julian . Adam . 2022-06-04 . Kendra Cocksedge – by the numbers . 2022-12-29 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.