Forne Burkin

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Forne Burkin
Date of birth (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017; 2019–2020 Hawke’s Bay 12 (20)
2018 Canterbury 8 (5)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025– Hurricanes Poua (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 (0)

Forne Burkin (born 28 October 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She has represented the Black Ferns at an international level and plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

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Rugby career

Burkin made her debut for Hawke's Bay in the 2017 season of the Farah Palmer Cup. [1] [2] In 2018, she moved to Christchurch to study at Lincoln University. She then debuted for Canterbury against Bay of Plenty. [1] [2]

She made her test debut for New Zealand against the United States at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego. [3] [4] [5] [1] [6] She earned her second international cap against the Wallaroos in the first of two test matches in Perth in 2019. [7] [8] After her Black Ferns debut, she returned to play for Hawke's Bay in the 2019 season of the Farah Palmer Cup. [6]

In 2020, she was named as captain for Hawke's Bay. [9] She was not considered for the Black Ferns at the end of that year due to injury. [10]

She joined Hurricanes Poua in the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Curtis, Taylor (1 July 2019). "Forne Burkin leaps into Black Ferns picture". Stuff . Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Hurndell, Shane (15 May 2019). "Rugby: Hawke's Bay sevens player Forne Burkin a Black Ferns newcomer". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "New look Black Ferns headed for San Diego". Americas Rugby News. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Six uncapped players included in New Zealand Black Ferns squad for San Diego Super Series". www.rugbypass.com. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Les Elder named new Black Ferns captain as fresh-faced squad announced for 2019". 1 News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Rugby: Black Ferns hooker returns to Tui nest". The New Zealand Herald . 30 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Black Ferns heavily favoured to beat Wallaroos". Otago Daily Times . 10 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Gilhooly, Daniel (8 August 2019). "Wallaroos to face experienced Black Ferns". 7NEWS. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hawke's Bay Tui: PREVIEW 2020". Provincial Rugby. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Eloise Blackwell named Black Ferns captain". RNZ . 10 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Hurricanes Poua Announce Squad for 2025". www.hurricanes.co.nz. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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