Karli Faneva

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Karli Faneva
Date of birth (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Taumarunui
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2018 Waikato 11 (25)
2019–Present Bay of Plenty Volcanix 18 (25)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 (0)

Karli Faneva (born 20 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her international debut for New Zealand in 2019.

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Rugby career

Faneva debuted for Waikato against Bay of Plenty in the 2016 Farah Palmer Cup season. [1]

In 2019 she played for the Bay of Plenty and was one of 29 players who were offered a Black Ferns contract that year. [1] [2] [3] [4] She made her international debut for New Zealand against Canada in the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego. [5] [6] [7] She then earned her second cap in the match against France in round three of the Super Series. [1]

She was named in Bay of Plenty's squad for the 2021 Farah Palmer Cup season. [8] She was named in the Chiefs Manawa side that faced Matatū in a pre-season match ahead of the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. [9]

In 2023, she scored a try for King Country in the final of the inaugural North Island Heartland Series. [10] Her side defeated Whanganui 19–14. [10] She featured for the Bay of Plenty in the 2024 Farah Palmer Cup season. [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Karli Faneva #206". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Black Ferns 2019 contracted squad named". allblacks.com. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Black Ferns 2019 contracted squad named". www.voxy.co.nz. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Black Ferns announce 2019 contracted squad". NZ Sports Wire. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Bay's Luka Connor and Karli Faneva set to make test debuts". NZ Herald. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Six uncapped players included in New Zealand Black Ferns squad for San Diego Super Series". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Five Bay players in Black Ferns touring squad". NZ Herald. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Volcanix Squad Named for 2021 Farah Palmer Cup Season". Chiefs. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs Manawa side named for pre-season match". superrugby.co.nz. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  10. 1 2 Smith, Jared (25 September 2023). "Whanganui fall short in Heartland Series rugby final". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Counties Manukau Heat unbeaten in FPC". NZ Sports Wire. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Canterbury retain JJ Stewart Trophy in FPC". NZ Sports Wire. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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