Timeline Portia Woodman-Wickliffe

New Zealand rugby wing who switched from netball and became one of the sport's great try scorers. She won Olympic sevens gold, two Rugby World Cups and the national test try record.

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1991 Portia Woodman born in Kawakawa Portia Woodman is born in Kawakawa, Northland, into a family of All Blacks and Silver Ferns.
2012 Portia Woodman switches from netball to rugby After playing netball for the Northern Mystics, Woodman takes up rugby sevens.
2013 Portia Woodman makes her Black Ferns debut Woodman plays her first fifteens test, against England.
2013 Portia Woodman wins the Sevens World Cup Woodman is top scorer as New Zealand win in Moscow.
2015 Portia Woodman named Sevens Player of the Year World Rugby names Woodman the best women's sevens player.
2016 Portia Woodman wins Olympic silver in Rio New Zealand lose the first Olympic women's sevens final to Australia.
2017 Portia Woodman wins the Rugby World Cup Woodman is top try scorer with 13 as the Black Ferns beat England in Belfast.
2017 Portia Woodman named World Rugby Player of the Year Woodman wins the award for the women's game.
2020 Portia Woodman named Sevens Player of the Decade World Rugby names Woodman the best women's sevens player of the 2010s.
2021 Portia Woodman wins Olympic gold in Tokyo New Zealand beat France in the sevens final.
2022 Portia Woodman scores 200 Series tries Woodman is the first woman to score 200 tries on the World Sevens Series.
2022 Portia Woodman wins a second Rugby World Cup The Black Ferns beat England 34–31 at Eden Park. Woodman leaves the final injured after seven tries in the tournament.
2022 Portia Woodman marries Renee Wickliffe Woodman marries her teammate Renee Wickliffe and takes the name Woodman-Wickliffe.
2024 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe scores 250 Series tries Woodman-Wickliffe reaches 250 tries in Singapore.
2024 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe wins a second Olympic gold New Zealand beat Canada 19–12 in Paris. Woodman-Wickliffe retires from sevens.
2025 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe scores seven tries on her return Back with the Black Ferns after three years, Woodman-Wickliffe scores seven tries against the USA.
2025 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe made ONZM Woodman-Wickliffe is appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
2025 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe becomes New Zealand's record try scorer Woodman-Wickliffe scores her 50th test try against Japan, passing Doug Howlett.