Forne Burkin
Rugby player
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Forne Burkin (born 28 October 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She has represented the Black Ferns at an international level and plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
| Born | 28 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Burkin made her debut for Hawke's Bay in the 2017 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.[1][2] In 2018, she moved to Christchurch to study at Lincoln University. She then debuted for Canterbury against Bay of Plenty.[1][2]
She made her test debut for New Zealand against the United States at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.[3][4][5][1][6] She earned her second international cap against the Wallaroos in the first of two test matches in Perth in 2019.[7][8] After her Black Ferns debut, she returned to play for Hawke's Bay in the 2019 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.[6]
In 2020, she was named as captain for Hawke's Bay.[9] She was not considered for the Black Ferns at the end of that year due to injury.[10]
She joined Hurricanes Poua in the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[11]