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Information on the New Zealand teams competing at Paris 2024, including squad details.

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New Zealand: Fact file

Form guide

New Zealand's women finished top after seven rounds of the regular SVNS season, winning the last four tournaments in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore to pip Australia to the League Winners crown by two points. The Australians would have their revenge at the season-ending Grand Final in Madrid, beating their rivals in the semi-finals and going on to win the Championship title with the Black Ferns Sevens finishing third.

However, they will be in confident mood heading to Paris having won more titles than anyone else in the course of the season. The men's team also seem to be timing their run to Paris, winning the final two rounds of the regular season to finish third overall and finishing a motivational fourth in Madrid.

Star dust

Sevens commentator and reporter Rob Vickerman says: "Michaela Blyde's form never dips below outstanding and she continues to set the standard for wing play in the women’s game. In the men's team new kid on the block Cody Vai is a serial match-winner. Tall, powerful and quick, he has everything he needs to be the go-to star for the men in black."

Road to Paris 2024

Both the men's and women's teams booked their places at Paris 2024 by finishing in the top four in the World Rugby Sevens Series 2023, not including France.

Previous Olympics

In the two tournaments to date New Zealand's women have returned home with a silver and a gold, while the men's team has a silver medal. At Rio 2016, while the men lost to Fiji in the quarter-finals, the women won through to the gold medal match where they lost 24-17 to Australia. Both performed better in Tokyo, the women beating France 26-12 to win gold and the men reaching the gold medal match where they lost to Fiji 27-12 and settled for silver.


 

Women's Squad

Manaia Cheryl

Nuku

Age 22
D.O.B 2002-09-03
Height 169cm
Weight 68kg

Jorja Ruth

Miller

Age 20
D.O.B 2004-02-08
Height 167cm
Weight 71kg

Stacey Jamie Aroha Kirsten

Waaka

Age 28
D.O.B 1995-11-03
Height 173cm
Weight 73kg

Risaleaana Ianeta Rangimarie

Pouri-Lane

Age 24
D.O.B 2000-05-28
Height 164cm
Weight 63kg

Mahina Alex

Paul

Age 23
D.O.B 2001-04-19
Height 169cm
Weight 74kg

Portia Louise

Woodman-Wickliffe

Age 33
D.O.B 1991-07-12
Height 172cm
Weight 75kg

Theresa Matauaina

Setefano

Age 29
D.O.B 1995-02-25
Height 168cm
Weight 75kg

Sarah Leigh

Hirini

Age 31
D.O.B 1992-12-09
Height 177cm
Weight 76kg

Tyla Beverley

King

Age 30
D.O.B 1994-07-01
Height 165cm
Weight 59kg

Alena Faalogoifo

Saili

Age 25
D.O.B 1998-12-13
Height 180cm
Weight 70kg

Michaela Grace

Blyde

Age 28
D.O.B 1995-12-29
Height 165cm
Weight 65kg

Jazmin Anna-Maria Rachel

Felix-Hotham

Age 24
D.O.B 2000-07-02
Height 172cm
Weight 67kg
Men's Squad

Tepaea Albert

Savage

Age 23
D.O.B 2001-02-08
Height 173cm
Weight 86kg

Fatifehi

Fineanganofo

Age 22
D.O.B 2002-08-31
Height 186cm
Weight 105kg

Leroy Bert

Carter

Age 25
D.O.B 1999-02-24
Height 185cm
Weight 85kg

Moses

Leo

Age 27
D.O.B 1997-08-11
Height 188cm
Weight 95kg

Sione Langi Joseph

Molia

Age 31
D.O.B 1993-09-05
Height 189cm
Weight 92kg

Iukarisitone James

Ng Shiu

Age 30
D.O.B 1994-05-26
Height 189cm
Weight 98kg

Dylan James

Collier

Age 33
D.O.B 1991-04-27
Height 194cm
Weight 101kg

Brady

Rush

Age 25
D.O.B 1999-04-24
Height 188cm
Weight 98kg

Akuila

Rokolisoa

Age 29
D.O.B 1995-06-27
Height 178cm
Weight 82kg

Scott Brian

Curry

Age 36
D.O.B 1988-05-17
Height 194cm
Weight 96kg

Andrew Scott

Knewstubb

Age 29
D.O.B 1995-09-14
Height 188cm
Weight 88kg

Tevan Joseph

Webber

Age 31
D.O.B 1993-08-27
Height 186cm
Weight 90kg