Mahina Paul
| Date of birth | 19 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mererangi Paul (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahina Paul (born 19 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.
Rugby career[edit]
Paul has represented New Zealand in touch rugby and at the Youth Olympic Games for rugby sevens in 2018.[2]
Paul made her Black Ferns Sevens international debut at the South Africa Sevens in Cape Town in 2019.[3] She was one of three players who were handed professional contracts earlier that year.[2] She later featured at the 2020 New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton.[3][4]
Paul was named as a travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mahina Paul". SVNS. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b Beck, David (16 January 2019). "Whakatāne teen makes Black Ferns Sevens squad". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Ignite7 alumni Mahina Paul helps make history in Hamilton". Red Bull. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Hurkmans, Mahina (27 December 2019). "Mataatua sevens stars keep in touch with whānau". Māori Television. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.