Charlene Halapua
| Date of birth | 17 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tofoa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlene Gubb (née Halapua, born 17 January 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She scored a try on her debut for New Zealand against Canada at the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Calgary.[1][2][3] She started in all three games of the series.[4][5]
Biography[edit]
Gubb was born in Tofoa, Tonga and migrated to New Zealand at the age of 11. She attended Massey High School.[6]
Gubb played netball for North Auckland and Waitakere before switching to rugby. Her husband Charlie Gubb played for the Warriors and Raiders in the NRL.[7]
Gubb came off the bench in the Black Ferns 67–3 thrashing of Australia in 2016.[8][9] She also featured in the second test match as the Wallaroos went down 29–3.[10][11][12] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for their November tour of England, Canada and Ireland.[13] She featured in all three victories, narrowly beating the English 25–20 and winning against the Canadians and Irish in Dublin.[14][15][16]
In 2018 Gubb turned out for the Brumbies women in the Super W competition.[17][18] In June 2022, she was one of 26 Black Ferns who were officially capped at a special event in Auckland.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Eight debutants named in Black Ferns team". RNZ. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns beat Canada in first match of Women's Super Series". Stuff. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "New-look Ferns ready for Canada test". NZ Herald. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns side to take on England named". Rugby15.co.za. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Swart, Jonathan (5 July 2015). "BLACK FERNS OUTLAST EAGLES IN FINAL SUPER SERIES MATCH". USA Rugby. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b Julian, Adam (16 June 2022). "Charlene Gubb amongst latest Black Ferns group to be capped". allblacks.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Charlene Halapua #180". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Newman, Beth (22 October 2016). "The Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns at Eden Park". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Black Ferns crush Australia's Wallaroos women's team 67-3". the Guardian. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Spork, Dru (19 October 2016). "WALLAROOS v BLACK FERNS – the Women's Bledisloe!". Green and Gold Rugby. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Wallaroos go down to Black Ferns in second test". reds.rugby. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand double up with second rugby Test win over Australia". the Guardian. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns touring squad named". NZ Herald. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Malin, Ian (19 November 2016). "New Zealand fight back after England threaten famous upset at the Stoop". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns edge WRWC 2017 opponents Canada". www.world.rugby. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Irish women fall to heavy defeat to Black Ferns". RTÉ.ie. 27 November 2016.
- ^ Polkinghorne, David; Tiernan, Eamonn (16 March 2018). "Black Fern Charlene Gubb excited about Brumbies Super W debut against Queensland Reds". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (30 January 2018). "Canberra Raiders prop Charlie Gubb helps Brumbies land recruit Charlene Gubb for Super W". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2022.