Mahina Paul

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Mahina Paul
Date of birth (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Whakatāne, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Notable relative(s) Mererangi Paul (sister)
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Rangataua (0)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020 – present Bay of Plenty 10 (45)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2019 – presentFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54 apps
23 tries
115 points [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition

Mahina Paul (born 19 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Rugby career

Paul has represented New Zealand in touch rugby and at the Youth Olympic Games for rugby sevens in 2018. [2]

Paul made her Black Ferns Sevens international debut at the South Africa Sevens in Cape Town in 2019. [3] She was one of three players who were handed professional contracts earlier that year. [2] She later featured at the 2020 New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton. [3] [4]

Paul was named as a travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6]

On 20 June 2024 it was announced that she had been selected as a member of the New Zealand Women’s Rugby Sevens team for the Olympic sevens competition| Paris Olympics. [7] The team won the gold medal, defeating Canada 19–12 in the final. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Beck, David (16 January 2019). "Whakatāne teen makes Black Ferns Sevens squad". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ignite7 alumni Mahina Paul helps make history in Hamilton". Red Bull. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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