List of New Zealand women's national rugby union team player records

The New Zealand women's national rugby union team have officially competed since 1991, this is a list of individual records achieved since then. The team is also known as the Black Ferns, and have competed in Test rugby since their first officially recognised match against Canada at the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales. The Black Ferns record for Test appearances is held by Kendra Cocksedge, who played 68 Test matches for the team between 2007 and 2022. She also holds the record for most Test points with 388. The record for the number of Test tries is held by Vanessa Cootes, who scored 43 tries in 16 matches between 1995 and 2002.

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Most caps

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Won	Draw	Lost	Win %
1	Kendra Cocksedge	Scrum-half	2007–2022	68	51	17	54	1	14	79.41%
2	Fiao'o Fa'amausili	Hooker	2002–2018	58	49	9	50	0	8	86.20%
3	Anna Richards	First five-eighth	1990–2010	49	47	2	47	0	2	95.91%
3	Emma Jensen	Half-back	2002–2015	49	32	17	41	1	7	83.67%
5	Renee Wickliffe	Wing	2009–2022	46	41	5	36	1	9	78.26%
5	Eloise Blackwell	Lock	2011–2021	46	39	7	33	1	12	71.73%
7	Kelly Brazier	Utility Back	2009–2021	41	37	4	30	1	11	73.17%
8	Selica Winiata	Fullback	2008–2019	40	37	3	33	0	7	82.5%
9	Casey Robertson	Prop	2002–2014	38	35	3	30	1	7	78.94%
	Linda Itunu	Number 8	2003–2018	38	25	13	34	0	4	89.47%
	Aleisha-Pearl Nelson	Prop	2012–2021	38	24	14	28	0	10	73.68%

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Most tries

#	Player	Position	Career span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Tries/ Match
1	Vanessa Cootes	Wing	1995–2002	16	15	1	215	43	2.69
2	Selica Winiata	Fullback	2008–2019	40	37	3	195	39	0.98
3	Portia Woodman	Wing	2013–2022	24	24	0	170	34	1.42
4	Renee Wickliffe	Wing	2009–2022	46	41	5	120	24	0.52
5	Tammi Wilson	Fullback	1998–2002	16	16	0	193	21	1.31
6	Louisa Wall	Wing	1994–1999	15	13	2	95	19	1.27
	Carla Hohepa	Wing	2007–2021	28	19	9	95	19	0.68
	Kendra Cocksedge	Scrum-half	2007–2022	68	51	17	388	19	0.28
	Dianne Kahura	Wing	1998–2002	12	10	2	95	19	1.58
10	Anna Richards	Fly-half	1990–2010	49	47	2	89	18	0.37
10	Exia Shelford	Outside Back	1998–2006	27	22	5	90	18	0.67

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Most points

#	Player	Career span	Pts	Caps	Tries	Conv	Pens	Avg
1	Kendra Cocksedge	2007–2022	388	68	19	102	33	5.71
2	Vanessa Cootes	1995–2002	215	16	43	0	0	13.44
3	Selica Winiata	2008–2020	195	40	39	0	0	4.88
4	Tammi Wilson	1998–2002	193	16	21	29	11	12.06
5	Kelly Brazier	2009–2021	180	41	11	38	13	4.39
6	Portia Woodman	2013–2022	170	24	34	0	0	7.08
7	Hannah Porter	2000–2008	166	22	5	42	20	7.55
8	Annaleah Rush	1996–2002	152	20	14	32	6	7.6
9	Renee Wickliffe	2009–2022	120	46	24	0	0	2.61
10	Carla Hohepa	2007–2021	95	28	19	0	0	3.39
	Louisa Wall	1994–1999	95	15	19	0	0	6.33
	Dianne Kahura	1998–2002	95	12	19	0	0	7.92
	Renee Holmes	2021–	95	13	5	32	2	7.31

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Most points in a match

#	Player	Position	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Result	Opposition	Date
1	Vanessa Cootes	Wing	45	9	0	0	109–0	France	1996
2	Portia Woodman	Wing	40	8	0	0	121–0	Hong Kong	2017
3	Tammi Wilson	Fullback	36	6	4	0	65–5	United States	1999
4	Christine Ross	Fullback	34	2	12	0	109–0	France	1996
5	Kendra Cocksedge	Scrum-half	31	1	13	0	121–0	Hong Kong	2017
6	Selica Winiata	Fullback	25	5	0	0	90–12	Samoa	2014
7	Annaleah Rush	Centre	24	2	4	2	44–11	England	1998
8	Renee Holmes	Fullback	22	2	6	0	57–0	Scotland	2022
9	Heidi Reader	Fullback	21	1	8	0	86–8	United States	1996
10	Louisa Wall	Wing	20	4	0	0	88–3	Canada	1996
	Dianne Kahura	Wing	20	4	0	0	134–6	Germany	1998
	Exia Shelford	Centre	20	4	0	0	73–0	Canada	1999
	Kelly Brazier	Fly-half	20	2	5	0	79–5	Kazakhstan	2014
	Honey Hireme	Wing	20	4	0	0	55–5	United States	2014

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Most tries in a match

#	Player	Position	Tries	Result	Opposition	Date
1	Vanessa Cootes	Wing	9	109–0	France	1996
2	Portia Woodman	Wing	8	121–0	Hong Kong	2017
3	Tammi Wilson	Fullback	6	65–5	United States	1999
4	Selica Winiata	Fullback	5	90–12	Samoa	2014
5	Dianne Kahura	Wing	4	134–6	Germany	1998
	Exia Shelford	Centre	4	73–0	Canada	1999
	Louisa Wall	Wing	4	88–3	Canada	1996
	Honey Hireme	Wing	4	55–5	United States	2014
9	Lesley Brett	Wing	3	24–6	Wales	1991
	Monique Hirovanaa	Scrum-half	3	67–0	England	1997
	Claire Richardson	Wing	3	66–7	Canada	2006
	Amiria Marsh	Fullback	3	50–0	Samoa	2006
	Carla Hohepa	Wing	3	29–12	Australia	2007
	Kelly Brazier	Fullback	3	41–8	Wales	2010
	Aldora Itunu	Prop	3	48–5	Canada	2017
	Toka Natua	Prop	3	41–32	England	2017
	Fiao'o Fa'amausili	Hooker	3	31–11	Australia	2018
	Renee Wickliffe	Wing	3	28–13	England	2019
	Ayesha Leti-I'iga	Wing	3	50–6	United States	2022

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Most matches as captain

#	Player	Span	Caps	Total caps	Win %
1	Fiao'o Fa'amausili	2002–2018	33	58	81.81%
2	Farah Palmer	1996–2006	30	35	96.66%
3	Ruahei Demant	2018–Present	13	26	100%
4	Les Elder	2015–2021	9	22	55.55%
5	Melissa Ruscoe	2004–2010	8	22	100%
6	Lenadeen Simpson	1994–1997	7	8	100%
7	Kennedy Simon	2019–Present	4	13	100%
8	Helen Littleworth	1991–1996	3	8	66.66%
8	Victoria Blackledge	2006–2013	3	17	33.33%
9	Rochelle Martin	1994–2006	2	32	100%
	Victoria Heighway	2000–2010	2	32	50%

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Youngest players

#	Player	Age	DOB	Debut	Opposition
1	Amiria Marsh	17 years, 129 days	17 May 1983	23 September 2000	Canada
2	Onjeurlina Leiataua	17 years, 231 days	1 December 1995	20 July 2013	England
3	Olivia Coady	18 years, 66 days	9 August 1990	14 October 2008	Australia
4	Sylvia Brunt	18 years, 162 days	1 January 2004	12 June 2022	Canada
5	Amy Williams	18 years, 196 days	15 December 1986	29 June 2005	Scotland
6	Fa'anati Aniseko	18 years, 199 days	31 March 1989	16 October 2007	Australia
7	Patricia Maliepo	18 years, 232 days	13 March 2003	31 October 2021	England
8	Kiritapu Demant	18 years, 262 days	8 October 1996	27 June 2015	Canada
9	Linda Itunu	18 years, 317 days	21 November 1984	4 October 2003	World XV
10	Huriana Manuel	18 years, 325 days	8 August 1986	29 June 2005	Scotland

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.

Oldest players

#	Player	Age	DOB	Last Match	Opposition
1	Anna Richards	45 years, 306 days	3 December 1964	5 October 2010	England
2	Emma Thomas	39 years, 296 days	6 November 1958	29 August 1998	Australia
3	Fiao'o Fa'amausili	38 years, 48 days	30 September 1980	17 November 2018	France
4	Tia Paasi	38 years, 21 days	29 September 1969	20 October 2007	Australia
5	Emma Jensen	37 years, 222 days	25 November 1977	5 July 2015	United States
6	Melodie Ngatai	37 years, 24 days	26 June 1976	20 July 2013	England
7	Vicky Cunningham	36 years, 198 days	30 January 1961	16 August 1997	Australia
8	Carla Hohepa	36 years, 116 days	27 July 1985	20 November 2021	France
9	Honey Hireme	36 years, 45 days	3 May 1981	17 June 2017	England
10	Monique Hirovanaa	36 years, 0 days	25 May 1966	25 May 2002	England

Current as of Canada vs New Zealand, 8 July 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current Black Ferns are indicated in bold type.