Forne Burkin
| Date of birth | 28 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Forne Burkin (born 28 October 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player.She debuted for New Zealand against the United States at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Burkin made her debut for Hawke's Bay in the 2017 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.[4][6] In 2018, she moved to Christchurch to study at Lincoln University. She then debuted for Canterbury against Bay of Plenty.[4][6] After her Black Ferns debut, she returned to play for Hawke's Bay in the 2019 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.[5]
Burkin earned her second international cap against the Wallaroos in the first of two test matches in Perth in 2019.[7][8]
In 2020, she was named as captain for Hawke's Bay.[9] She was not considered for the Black Ferns at the end of that year due to injury.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "New look Black Ferns headed for San Diego". Americas Rugby News. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Six uncapped players included in New Zealand Black Ferns squad for San Diego Super Series". www.rugbypass.com. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Les Elder named new Black Ferns captain as fresh-faced squad announced for 2019". 1 News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Curtis, Taylor (1 July 2019). "Forne Burkin leaps into Black Ferns picture". Stuff. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Rugby: Black Ferns hooker returns to Tui nest". NZ Herald. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b Hurndell, Shane (15 May 2019). "Rugby: Hawke's Bay sevens player Forne Burkin a Black Ferns newcomer". NZ Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns heavily favoured to beat Wallaroos". Otago Daily Times Online News. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Gilhooly, Daniel (8 August 2019). "Wallaroos to face experienced Black Ferns". 7NEWS. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay Tui: PREVIEW 2020". Provincial Rugby. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Eloise Blackwell named Black Ferns captain". RNZ. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.