Maia Davis

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Maia Davis
Born (2006-04-02) 2 April 2006 (age 19) [1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
School Manukura
Rugby union career
Position Fullback
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Manawatū Cyclones 12 (56)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2025–Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Maia Davis (born 2 April 2006) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She is a member of the Black Ferns sevens team.

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Club career

She was educated at Manukura in Palmerston North, [2] where she won the National First XV Top 4 Championship finals in September 2024. [3]

She was still a student when she played for two seasons in the Farah Palmer Cup with the Manawatū Cyclones, along with two seasons with the New Zealand Under 18 Sevens team and a spell with the New Zealand Sevens Development team. In ten appearances for the Cyclones, Davis scored 10 tries and kicked 15 conversions, winning the 2024 Championship title with a 33-3 win over Otago. [4] She was offered a contract with New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team in October 2024. [5]

International career

She made her debut as an 18 year-old for Black Ferns sevens team at the 2025 Canada Sevens in Vancouver in 2025, part of the 2024-25 SVNS series, and scored her first senior international try in a 41-7 win over Fiji. [6] [7] [8] New Zealand ultimately won the tournament. [9] She was a member of the New Zealand team which won the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2025. [10]

Personal life

She is from a rugby union family, with her parents Moana and Peter both representing Hawkes Bay at first-class level, with Peter making 87 appearances on the wing for them between 1983 and 1993. [6] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Maia Davis". Rugby Database. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Waters, Victor (16 November 2024). "Meet the Manawatū school aiming for a national rugby three-peat". 1News . Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Julian, Adam (8 September 2024). "Manukara and Hamilton BHS Win Top 4 Titles". Club Rugby. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Morton, Finn (24 October 2024). "Two young stars set to shine bright after being named in Black Ferns Sevens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rising stars rewarded with Sevens contracts". NZ Rugby. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 Julian, Adam (8 March 2025). "A glimpse into the future: rugby star Maia Davis". Newsroom. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Goile, Aaron (24 February 2025). "Black Ferns Sevens thrash Fiji to claim third successive Vancouver world series title". Stuff . Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Black Ferns Sevens teenage talent Maia Davis announces her arrival with stunning solo try". Stuff . 24 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Toogood, Will (24 February 2025). "Vancouver SVNS: Black Ferns Sevens breeze past Fiji to win seventh-successive title". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand name teams for Hong Kong". Rugby Addict. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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