Iritana Hohaia

Iritana Hohaia is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays halfback for Taranaki and is yet to make her debut for New Zealand.

Iritana Hohaia
Date of birth2000 (age 21–22)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Hurricanes (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–Present Taranaki 9 (25)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
 New Zealand (0)

Personal life

Hohaia was born in Ōpunake in Taranaki. She began playing club rugby at Coastal as a child and has also played representative Basketball.[1]

Rugby career

Hohaia won a gold medal with the New Zealand Sevens team at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[2] She was named Taranaki Whio's Player of the Year in 2019.[3] In 2020, she played for the Possibles against the Probables in a Black Ferns trial match[4][5] and then later appeared for the New Zealand Barbarians against the Black Ferns.[6][2]

For 2021 she was selected for the Black Ferns squad for two test matches against England and France.[7][8] Hohaia was contracted by the Hurricanes for their first-ever women's squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[9]

References
  1. "Iritana Hohaia". New Zealand Olympic Team. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. Perry, James (9 October 2021). "From Youth Olympics to Black Ferns, another dream come true for Hohaia". Māori Television. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "Brown and Hohaia claim top prize at Rugby Awards". www.trfu.co.nz. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". allblacks.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. "Bay of Plenty women named in Possibles v Probables". NZ Herald. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. Powell, Jennie (12 November 2020). "Teams named for Black Ferns v NZ Barbarians". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. Johnston, Will (6 September 2021). "Iritana Hohaia selected in Black Ferns for upcoming tour". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. "Taranaki's Iritana Hohaia selected in Black Ferns for upcoming tour". NZ Herald. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. "Hurricanes Women's Squad Named in Historic Announcement". Hurricanes. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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