Risaleaana Pouri-Lane

BIOGRAPHY

Pouri-Lane made her international sevens debut in 2019 and has become one of the leading players in the Black Ferns Sevens. She has the unique distinction of being the only New Zealander to win a gold medal at both the Youth Olympics (Buenos Aires 2018) and the Olympics (Tokyo and Paris). She was 17 when she first debuted for Tasman, playing four matches at first five-eighths in their inaugural Farah Palmer Cup season, and followed up with six caps for Bay of Plenty in 2020 playing halfback.