Hannah Porter

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| birth_name = Hannah Myers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|28|df=y}}

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| weight = {{cvt|73|kg|lb stlb}}

| position = Centre

| provinceyears1 = 2003

| provinceyears2 = 2000-2002

| province1 = Auckland

| province2 = Otago

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| repyears1 = 2000–2008

| repteam1 = {{nwrut|New Zealand}}

| repcaps1 = 22

| reppoints1 = 134

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{{MedalCompetition|Rugby World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Spain|Team competition}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Canada|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|Sevens World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Dubai|Team competition}}

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Hannah Porter (née Myers; b. 28 September 1979) is a former female rugby union player. She represented {{nwrut|New Zealand}} in fifteens and sevens rugby, and played for Auckland and Otago provincially. She was in the squad that won the 2002 and 2006 Rugby World Cups.{{Cite web |date=17 April 2020 |title=2000 New Zealand Women's sevens team - Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/2000-new-zealand-womens-sevens-team-where-are-they-now/ |website=All Blacks}}{{Cite web |date=2006-07-26 |title=Black Ferns World Cup squad named |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named/LE6UXBHYQILKARDBWM3E35OPRE/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}

Porter was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team who competed in the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Looking back: Black Ferns Sevens in Hong Kong (2000) |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/looking-back-black-ferns-sevens-in-hong-kong-2000/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=allblacks.com |language=en-NZ}} She later captained the Black Ferns sevens at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-27 |title=New Zealand Rugby appoints former Black Fern Hannah Porter as head of women's high performance |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/130600745/new-zealand-rugby-appoints-former-black-fern-hannah-porter-as-head-of-womens-high-performance |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Stuff |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=Hannah Porter appointed in newly formed role of Head of Women's High Performance |url=https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/news-and-events/latest-news/hannah-porter-appointed-in-newly-formed-role-of-head-of-womens-high-performance/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=NZ Rugby |language=en-NZ}}

Porter was appointed as the Black Ferns manager at the 2010 Rugby World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/news/newsid=2036578.html |title=World Cup winner to manage Black Ferns |author=IRB |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=8 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725115658/http://www.rwcwomens.com/news/newsid=2036578.html |archive-date=25 July 2014 |url-status=dead }} In 2017, She was later appointed as their campaign manager at the Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

In September 2022, Porter was confirmed as the Head of Women’s High Performance at New Zealand Rugby.

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