Photo: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Hirini strikes me as the spine of a champion side rather than just a member of one. Rugby sevens is brutal, relentless collision compressed into minutes, and leading that as captain demands a temperament most athletes never develop. Coming from Feilding and studying at Massey while competing at the top tells me she values balance, not just glory. The fact that her honor under the New Zealand Order of Merit arrived alongside a name change from Goss to Hirini feels symbolic to me: a life and a career maturing together. I admire competitors whose toughness on the field mirrors a steadiness off it, and she reads exactly that way.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sarah Hirini
- Name (Japanese)
- サラ・ゴス
- Reading
- さら・ごす
- Born
- December 9, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Feilding, New Zealand
- Height
- 177 cm
- Occupation
- rugby union player / rugby sevens player
2. Background
- High school
- Feilding High School
- University
- Massey University
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.sarahhirini.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sarahgoss10/
- Xhttps://x.com/Sgoss10
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Sarah Hirini born?
Born December 9, 1992 (age 33).
Where is Sarah Hirini from?
Sarah Hirini is from Feilding, New Zealand.
What does Sarah Hirini do?
Sarah Hirini works as rugby union player, rugby sevens player.
How tall is Sarah Hirini?
Sarah Hirini is 177 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.