| Date of birth | 28 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kate Henwood (born 28 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
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Kate Henwood (born 28 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Henwood worked as a management accountant at Control Tech Ltd, an electrical engineering company, in Whakatāne before she was offered a full-time contract in 2023. [1] [2] Her brother, Sam Henwood, previously played for the Chiefs, Hurricanes, and the Māori All Blacks. [1]
Henwood returned to top level rugby in 2022 for the Bay of Plenty in the Farah Palmer Cup after several seasons away from the game. [1] [3] She was called in as an injury replacement for the Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. [3]
Henwood was named in the Black Ferns 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup. [4] [5] She was named in the starting line up for her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane. [6] [7] In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa. [8] [9]
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