Hannah King (rugby union)

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Hannah King
Date of birth (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 20)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–Present Canterbury 10 (15)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 Hurricanes Poua 6 (9)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 New Zealand 1 (4)

Hannah King (born 13 January 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury at Provincial level.

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Personal life

King is studying for a Bachelor of Commerce degree in agriculture at Lincoln University. [1]

Rugby career

King made her debut for Canterbury at 18 and was awarded the most promising Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup player of the year. [1] [2]

In 2024, she moved up north to Wellington for Super Rugby and had a breakout season for Hurricanes Poua. [3] [2] She debuted for the side in their first round clash with Chiefs Manawa. [2]

King received her first Black Ferns contract in April 2024. [3] [1] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the Pacific Four Series. [4] [5] She came off the bench for her test debut against the United States on 11 May 2024. [6] [7] [8]

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  2. 1 2 3 "King and Tagoai Added to List of National Contracts". www.hurricanes.co.nz. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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