Renee Wickliffe

Renee Woodman-Wickliffe (née Wickliffe; born 30 May 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represents New Zealand and Auckland. She was in the squad that won the 2010 Rugby World Cup and the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Renee Wickliffe

Birth name	Renee Wickliffe
Date of birth	(1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 36)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Spouse	Portia Woodman ​ (m. 2022)​
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2011 Auckland 12 (40) 2013–2016 Counties Manukau 14 (85) 2018–2021 Bay of Plenty 13 (53) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2022 New Zealand 46 (120) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2009– New Zealand 7s
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  New Zealand Women's Rugby World Cup 2010 England Team competition 2017 Ireland Team competition 2021 New Zealand Team competition Sevens World Cup 2009 Dubai Team competition 2013 Moscow Team competition

Biography

Wickliffe was named in the Black Ferns squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[1] She was included in the Black Ferns squad for the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada^[2] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.^[3][4]

In 2019 she was part of the winning team of the Super Series,^[5] scoring a hat-trick in the final deciding game against England.^[6]

Wickliffe was named in the Chiefs squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.^[7][8] She was called in as an injury replacement for the Black Ferns squad to the 2022 Pacific Four Series.^[9]

Wickliffe made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.^[10][4] She scored a brace of tries against a scoreless Scotland in the Black Ferns final pool game .^[11][12]

Personal life

Wickliffe has been in a long-term relationship with fellow Black Fern and World Cup winner Portia Woodman since 2013, and they married in December 2022. They have both adopted the surname Woodman-Wickliffe.^[13]

References

1. stuff.co.nz (2 July 2014). "Black Ferns name squad for 2014 World Cup". Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
2. "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
4. "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
5. "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
6. "Women's Rugby Super Series: New Zealand beat England to win title". BBC Sport. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
7. "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
8. "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
9. "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
10. "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
11. Burnes, Campbell (22 October 2022). "Black Ferns top Pool A in style". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
12. Pearson, Joseph (22 October 2022). "Black Ferns lift physical intensity to beat Scotland, finishing Rugby World Cup pool stage on a high". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
13. "Black Ferns Portia Woodman and Renee Wickliffe tie the knot". Stuff. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

• Renee Wickliffe at Black Ferns