Miriama Baker (born 1 September 1962) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Date of birth | 1 September 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Te Awamutu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editBaker played in the first official match played by a New Zealand women's rugby team against the California Grizzlies in 1989; New Zealand won13–7.[1][2]
Baker was selected for the 1991 World Cup squad and was the oldest in the team.[3] Although she was in the team, she didn't get to play in the actual tournament. In 1992, she moved to Australia, but soon returned to Auckland in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Julian, Adam (6 November 2021). "Missing Black Fern No.2: Found". Newsroom. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (27 October 2021). "The two-year search for elusive Black Ferns". Newsroom. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (29 October 2021). "The trailblazing Black Ferns who were asked to pay to play at the first Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 27 January 2022.