New Zealand's most prolific try-scorer in women's rugby sevens and fifteens — the most electric attacking player in women's rugby, whose pace and finishing ability have made her the sport's most feared attacker.
New Zealand's most prolific try-scorer in women's rugby sevens and fifteens — the most electric attacking player in women's rugby, whose pace and finishing ability have made her the sport's most feared attacker. Rugby union demands physical courage, technical excellence and the ability to execute precise patterns under extreme competitive pressure. Career highlights included Olympic Gold 2016 (Sevens), World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year 2016, 2017, Rugby World Cup 2017 (Fifteens). The measure of a great rugby union athlete is the ability to perform consistently over time, and Portia's record demonstrates precisely that quality of sustained excellence. Few athletes in rugby union combined consistency and peak performance as effectively across the full span of a long and distinguished career. The standard Portia Woodman set across his career in rugby union reflects the level of preparation and competitive focus that consistently separates elite performers from the rest of the field.
Olympic Gold 2016 (Sevens)
Career Honours
- Olympic Gold 2016 (Sevens)
- World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year 2016, 2017
- Rugby World Cup 2017 (Fifteens)