Maia Davis
| Date of birth | 2006/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | Manukura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maia Davis is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She is a member of the Black Ferns sevens team.
Club career
[edit]She was educated at Manukura in Palmerston North,[1] where she won the National First XV Top 4 Championship finals in September 2024.[2]
She was still a student when she played for two seasons in the Farah Palmer Cup with the Manawatū Cyclones, along with two seasons with the New Zealand Under 18 Sevens team and a spell with the New Zealand Sevens Development team. In ten appearances for the Cyclones, Davis scored 10 tries and kicked 15 conversions, winning the 2024 Championship title with a 33-3 win over Otago.[3] She was offered a contract with New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team in October 2024.[4]
International career
[edit]She made her debut as an 18 year-old for Black Ferns sevens team at the 2025 Canada Sevens in Vancouver in 2025, part of the 2024-25 SVNS series, and scored her first senior international try in a 41-7 win over Fiji.[5][6][7] New Zealand ultimately won the tournament.[8] She was a member of the New Zealand team which won the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2025.[9]
Personal life
[edit]She is from a rugby union family, with her parents Moana and Peter both representing Hawkes Bay at first-class level, with Peter making 87 appearances on the wing for them between 1983 and 1993.[5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Waters, Victor (16 November 2024). "Meet the Manawatū school aiming for a national rugby three-peat". 1News. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Julian, Adam (8 September 2024). "MANUKURA AND HAMILTON BHS WIN TOP 4 TITLES". Clubrugby.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Morton, Finn (24 October 2024). "Two young stars set to shine bright after being named in Black Ferns Sevens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Rising stars rewarded with Sevens contracts". nzrugby. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b Julian, Adam (8 March 2025). "A glimpse into the future: rugby star Maia Davis". Newsroom.co.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Goile, Aaron (24 February 2025). "Black Ferns Sevens thrash Fiji to claim third successive Vancouver world series title". Stuff. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Black Ferns Sevens teenage talent Maia Davis announces her arrival with stunning solo try". Stuff. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Toogood, Will (24 February 2025). "Vancouver SVNS: Black Ferns Sevens breeze past Fiji to win seventh-successive title". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "New Zealand name teams for Hong Kong". Rugby Addict. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.