Portia Woodman-Wickliffe - Rugby Union Legend
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe ONZM (née Woodman; born 12 July 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and was a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team.
In 2022, Woodman became the first woman to score 200 tries in the Sevens Series. In May 2024, Woodman became the first woman to score 250 tries in the Sevens Series. In May 2025 she became New Zealand's leading women's fifteen-a-side try scorer of all time. In August 2025, she set another record equalling Doug Howlett, after scoring her 49th try during the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup match against Spain and becoming NZ's equal highest try scorer of all time in test rugby even though she managed that feat in 29 tests compared to 63 tests for Howlett. She scored her 50th try in the match against Japan becoming the outright highest try scorer in New Zealand rugby history.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe was a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team.
In 2015, Woodman was named the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is regarded as the best women's rugby union player ever.