Sarah Hirini
New Zealand rugby union player · New Zealand · On the map · Athletes · Born 1992 · age 33
Sarah Hirini is a New Zealand women's rugby union player. She has played fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, as a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team.
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Ruby Tui Also at New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team
Stacey Waaka Also at New Zealand women's national rugby union team
Tyla King Also at New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team
Portia Woodman Also at New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team
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Hirini was captain of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and back-to-back gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. During her time with the team they won the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2022-23 as well as the Sevens league title for the 2023-24 season. To date she has played the most games for the team.