Dame Farah Rangikoepa Palmer was born on 27 November 1972 and is a professor at Massey University and a former captain of New Zealand's women's rugby union team, the Black Ferns.
11 Facts About Farah Palmer
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Farah Palmer joined the University club in 1992 and that year played her first match for Otago.
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In 1997, Farah Palmer moved temporarily to Hamilton and played for Waikato University club as well as representing Waikato.
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Farah Palmer moved back to Dunedin in 1998 where she played for Alhambra Union.
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Farah Palmer completed her PhD in 2000, and in 2001 moved to Palmerston North to take up a position in sports management at Massey University.
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Farah Palmer continued to captain the Black Ferns and led them to a second World Championship in 2002.
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Farah Palmer was one of six women inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on 17 November 2014.
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In 2018, Farah Palmer won the Board and Management Award of the 2018 Women of Influence Awards.
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Farah Palmer has served on the New Zealand Maori Rugby Board since 2007, and has been a member of the NZ Rugby Board since 2016.
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Farah Palmer graduated from Otago University with a BPhEd in 1994 and a PhD in 2000.
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Farah Palmer is a New Zealander of Maori descent.