Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu

Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (born 29 March 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns team that won the 2021 Rugby World Cup. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Personal life Marino-Tauhinu is from the Te Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Hineira, Ngāpuhi and Ngai Tāhuhu iwi. She has played for the Kiwi Ferns, the Aotearoa Maori sevens team and touch rugby at age grade level and for the Maori.

2019 In 2019, she was offered a Black Ferns contract and featured in all of their six test matches. She made her international debut for New Zealand on 28 June 2019 against Canada at San Diego. She later appeared for the Black Ferns Development XV's team that took part in the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship in Fiji.

2021 In May 2021 she was Chiefs halfback in their historic match against the Blues in the first-ever women's Super Rugby match at Eden Park. In November that year she officially joined the Chiefs for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season for 2022.

2022 Marino-Tauhinu was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series. She scored her first international test try against the United States in the Pacific series. She was reselected for the team for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.

Marino-Tauhinu was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.

2023 Marino-Tauhinu was named in the Black Ferns squad, for the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup. In July, she started in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.