Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu

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Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu
Date of birth (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthKawakawa, New Zealand
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Chiefs Manawa 1 (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–Present Counties Manukau 57 (230)
2011–2012 Auckland 9 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–  New Zealand 8 (5)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 New Zealand Team competition

Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (born 29 March 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns team that won the 2021 Rugby World Cup. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Personal life[edit]

Marino-Tauhinu is from the Te Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Hineira, Ngāpuhi and Ngai Tāhuhu iwi.[1] She has played for the Kiwi Ferns, the Aotearoa Maori sevens team and touch rugby at age grade level and for the Maori.[1]

Rugby career[edit]

2011–17[edit]

Marino-Tauhinu played for Auckland in 2011 and 2012 before appearing for Counties Manukau when they rejoined the Farah Palmer Cup competition in 2013.[1] She made the Black Ferns 2015 and 2017 squads but never played in any games.[2]

2019[edit]

In 2019, she was offered a Black Ferns contract and featured in all of their six test matches.[3] She made her international debut for New Zealand on 28 June 2019 against Canada at San Diego.[4] She later appeared for the Black Ferns Development XV's team that took part in the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship in Fiji.[5]

2021[edit]

In May 2021 she was Chiefs halfback in their historic match against the Blues in the first-ever women's Super Rugby match at Eden Park.[6][7][8] In November that year she officially joined the Chiefs for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season for 2022.[9][10][11]

2022[edit]

Marino-Tauhinu was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[12] She scored her first international test try against the United States in the Pacific series.[13] She was reselected for the team for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[14][15]

Marino-Tauhinu was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.[16][17]

2023[edit]

Marino-Tauhinu was named in the Black Ferns squad, for the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.[18][19] In July, she started in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[20][21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu #208". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ Perry, James (16 May 2019). "Marino-Tauhinu determined to finally wear the Black Fern jersey". Māori Television. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns 2019 contracted squad named". allblacks.com. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Super Series Preview – Canada vs New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Black Ferns Development XV named for Oceania Championship". allblacks.com. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "BOP players in historic women's rugby squad". m.sunlive.co.nz. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Women's Super Rugby Preview: Blues v Chiefs (2021)". superrugby.co.nz. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Chiefs women's side named for historic Super Rugby match". NZ Sports Wire. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Four Heat stars named in Super Rugby squads". countiessportshub.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Counties Power ( Counties Energy) Players picked for the Chiefs Super Rugby". Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ "31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series". allblacks.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ Burnes, Campbell (18 June 2022). "Black Ferns clinch Pacific Four Series". allblacks.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  15. ^ Brown, Roger (15 August 2022). "2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule"". thedailyrugby.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  18. ^ "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named". allblacks.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  21. ^ Burnes, Campbell (9 July 2023). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

External links[edit]

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