Cala Hohepa is a female New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player who plays as a wing for New Zealand, Otago Spirit

Otago Rugby Football Union

The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...

 and Alhambra Union

Alhambra Union Rugby Football Club

Alhambra Union Rugby Football Club is a rugby football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand.-Origins:The Alhambra Union Rugby Football Club as we know it today was formed at the end of the 1986 season and first took the paddock in 1987...

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On 16 October 2007 she made her international debut with New Zealand at Cooks Gardens

Cooks Gardens

Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand. It is one of the finest stadia in New Zealand and is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, athletics and cycling. The main stadium, known as westpac stadium is able to hold 20,700 people with 3,500 covered...

 in Whanganui scoring two tries against Australia

Australia women's national rugby union team

The Australia national women's rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, are the national women's rugby union team of Australia. The Wallaroos have competed at three Women's Rugby World Cups in the past; in 1998, 2002, 2006 and the current 2010 event.Australian women have been playing rugby...

  and proved herself to be an emerging player with another three tries in the second win over the Wallaroos a few days after (29-12 at Trust Porirua Park near Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

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Hohepa was included in the squad for the 2010 World Cup

2010 Women's Rugby World Cup

The 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was the sixth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was being held in England. The International Rugby Board Executive Committee selected the host union following a recommendation from the Rugby World Cup Limited board after considering bids from the Rugby...

 and became one of the stars of the tournament with her pace, skill-set and vision resulting in seven tries (including a hat-trick in the opening match and some other tries against England

England women's national rugby union team

The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...

, France

France women's national rugby union team

The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...

 and Australia

Australia women's national rugby union team

The Australia national women's rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, are the national women's rugby union team of Australia. The Wallaroos have competed at three Women's Rugby World Cups in the past; in 1998, 2002, 2006 and the current 2010 event.Australian women have been playing rugby...

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