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Rugby player

Renee Wickliffe
Birth name Renee Wickliffe
Date of birth (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 37)
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)WingProvincial / State sidesYears Team Apps (Points)2009–2011Auckland12(40)2013–2016Counties Manukau14(85)2018–2021Bay of Plenty13(53)International careerYears Team Apps (Points)2009–2022 New Zealand46(120)National sevens teamYears Team Comps2009– New Zealand 7s
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing New Zealand Women's Rugby World Cup Gold medal – first place 2010 England Team competition Gold medal – first place 2017 Ireland Team competition Gold medal – first place 2021 New Zealand Team competition Sevens World Cup Silver medal – second place 2009 Dubai Team competition Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Team competition

Renee Woodman-Wickliffe (née Wickliffe; born 30 May 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represents New Zealand and Auckland. She was in the squad that won the 2010 Rugby World Cup and the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Wickliffe was named in the Black Ferns squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She was included in the Black Ferns squad for the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada[2] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.[3][4]

In 2019 she was part of the winning team of the Super Series,[5] scoring a hat-trick in the final deciding game against England.[6]

Wickliffe was named in the Chiefs squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.[7][8] She was called in as an injury replacement for the Black Ferns squad to the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[9]

Wickliffe made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[10][4] She scored a brace of tries against a scoreless Scotland in the Black Ferns final pool game .[11][12]

Wickliffe has been in a long-term relationship with fellow Black Fern and World Cup winner Portia Woodman since 2013, and they married in December 2022. They have both adopted the surname Woodman-Wickliffe.[13]

  1. ^ stuff.co.nz (2 July 2014). "Black Ferns name squad for 2014 World Cup". Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Women's Rugby Super Series: New Zealand beat England to win title". BBC Sport. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ^ Burnes, Campbell (22 October 2022). "Black Ferns top Pool A in style". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. ^ Pearson, Joseph (22 October 2022). "Black Ferns lift physical intensity to beat Scotland, finishing Rugby World Cup pool stage on a high". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Black Ferns Portia Woodman and Renee Wickliffe tie the knot". Stuff. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.