Renee Holmes

Renee Holmes

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Renee Holmes is a talented rugby union player who plays as a fullback for the New Zealand women's national team, the Black Ferns. Known for her speed and agility on the field, she has made significant contributions to her team's performance. Recently, she was recalled to the Black Ferns squad for an upcoming series following injuries to other players, showcasing her growth and importance to the team as they prepare for the World Cup.

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Renee Holmes was the World Cup’s second-leading points-scorer behind Sorensen-McGee.

Black Ferns v France: Braxton Sorensen-McGee named World Rugby women’s breakthrough player of the year
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-28
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Renee Holmes made errors that contributed to New Zealand's loss against Canada.

Canada beat NZ in major rugby upset
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-21
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Renee Holmes sliced a kick out on the full, and never regained the initiative.

Black Ferns v Canada: World media reacts to Rugby World Cup semifinal loss
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-20
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Renee Holmes gave the Black Ferns the lead again.

Black Ferns v South Africa: The ‘rark-up’ that sparked the Black Ferns into the World Cup semifinals
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-14
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Renee Holmes scored just 37 seconds after the break which was followed by tries to Sorensen-McGee and Kaipo Olsen-Baker.

Black Ferns v South Africa: New Zealand shake off South Africa to reach Rugby World Cup semfinals
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-13
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Fullback Renee Holmes and number eight Kaipo Olsen-Baker also scored two tries each.

Canada breeze past Australia to set up World Cup semi-final against New Zealand – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-09-13
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Renee Holmes landed four conversions from close to the touchline.

Ireland suffer New Zealand blow out heading to Rugby World Cup quarter-finals – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-09-07
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Renee Holmes starts at fullback for the match against Ireland.

Black Ferns v Ireland: Live updates from the Women’s Rugby World Cup clash
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-07
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Renee Holmes is the full-back for New Zealand in the match against Ireland.

Green wave faces biggest test yet – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-09-07
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Renee Holmes returns to the run-on side for the test against Ireland.

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Black Ferns step campaign up for Ireland test
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-06
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Renee Holmes had seven successes from eight attempts in goal-kicking during the Black Ferns’ World Cup campaign.

Black Ferns’ World Cup campaign off to shaky start - Opinion
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-08-26
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Renee Holmes converted seven of her eight goal-kicking attempts in the match.

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Black Ferns beat Spain but injury concerns dampen result
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-08-24
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Renee Holmes is the only back from the previous match to be named again.

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Black Ferns name new-look squad for opener against Spain
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-08-22
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Renee Holmes kicked 16 of the Black Ferns’ 29 conversions in 2024.

Black Ferns: Rugby World Cup prospects and challenges for defending champions
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-08-02
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Holmes is one of the fellow World Cup winners selected for the squad.

No room for Ruby Tui as Black Ferns name 33-strong squad for Rugby World Cup defence
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-07-25
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Renee Holmes will make her first start of the season after appearing off the bench in last week’s trial match.

Black Ferns v Wallaroos live updates: World Champions host Australia for Laurie O’Reilly Cup
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-07-12
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Renee Holmes also had some good contributions when she came into the game after halftime.

Black Ferns beat Black Ferns XV in Whangārei trial match
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-07-05
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Renee has come back and shown real growth.

Black Ferns make changes for July series as trio ruled out with injury
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-06-29
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