Iritana Hohaia

BIOGRAPHY

Black Fern #248

Iritana Hohaia hails from Ōpunake in Taranaki, and proudly plays for Taranaki Whio in the Farah Palmer Cup. The Hurricanes Poua halfback was called into the Black Ferns in 2021 for their Northern Tour however it wasn’t until 2023 Pacific Four Series in Brisbane, where the halfback made her Black Ferns debut against Australia. Debuting off the bench, she made it a memorable one, scoring her first Test points.

Hohaia has also played representative basketball and was a member of the gold medal winning New Zealand Sevens team at the Youth Olympics in 2018, scoring a try in the Final victory over France.

Off the rugby field Hohaia serves her Taranaki community as a police officer.

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