11 Mar 2022

Meet woman blowing the whistle at the first Super Rugby Aupiki match

From Afternoons, 2:20 pm on 11 March 2022

Last night was an historic moment for New Zealand sport when women's domestic competition Super Rugby Aupiki kicked off its inaugural season in Hamilton.

The players have rightly been getting most of the attention but the woman blowing the whistle has her own interesting story.  Maggie Cogger-Orr talks to Jesse about making history herself. 

Portia Woodman of Chiefs Manawa during Super Rugby Aupiki - Matatū V Chiefs Manawa V Hurricanes Poua at Owen Delany Park in Taupō, New Zealand on Saturday March 05, 2022. Copyright photo: Aaron Gillions / www.photosport.nz

Photo: PhotoSport / Aaron Gillons

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