Chyna Hohepa

Chyna Hohepa
Date of birth (1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 35)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Notable relative(s)Carla Hohepa (sister)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 – present Waikato 32 (15)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 – present Chiefs Manawa 1 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2012–  New Zealand

Chyna Hohepa (born 15 December 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens player. She plays Lock for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition, and for Waikato provincially. She has also represented New Zealand in sevens and touch.

Rugby career

Hohepa made her debut for Waikato in 2012.[1][2] She was named in the Black Ferns sevens team for the Dubai Sevens, it was the first round of the inaugural 2012–13 Women's Sevens World Series.[3][4]

In 2019, Hohepa captained the Waikato women's sevens squad.[4] She has also represented New Zealand in touch.[4]

On 1 May 2021, Hohepa represented Chiefs Manawa in their historic clash against the Blues women, it was the first-ever women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand.[5][6] She later captained Waikato when they won their first Farah Palmer Cup Premiership title.[1][2] At the 2021 Gallagher Waikato Rugby awards she was awarded the Waikato Supporters Club Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year.[2]

Hohepa joined Chiefs Manawa for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.[1][7] She was named in the side that faced Matatū in a pre-season match.[8] She recommitted to Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[9][10]

Personal life

Hohepa's older sister, Carla, has also played for the Black Ferns sevens team, and the Black Ferns fifteens team.[4][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Waikato Captain Chyna Hohepa commits to Chiefs". Chiefs. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Wood, Jesse (13 December 2021). "Chyna Hohepa supporters' pick for FPC Player the Year". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ "New Zealand name exciting women's Sevens squad". boxscorenews.com. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Stanley, Ashley (11 September 2020). "The mighty Hohepa sisters reunite". Newsroom. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "History in the making as Chiefs and Blues women prepare to play at Eden Park". superrugby.co.nz. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Chiefs side named for inaugural Super Rugby Women clash". www.rugbypass.com. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Chyna Hohepa named in Chiefs squad". The New Zealand Herald. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Chiefs Manawa side named for pre-season match". allblacks.com. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Movers and shakers of Super Rugby Aupiki". RNZ. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa Squad Announced". Chiefs. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Black Ferns Rugby: Our girl is on top of the world". The New Zealand Herald. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2023.