Farah Palmer
Dr Farah Palmer is a lecturer in sports management and coaching at Massey University. She has captained the Black Ferns since 1997, just a year after making her debut against Australia. Farah scored a try in leading her side to victory in the 1998 World Cup final.
To date, Farah has played 22 games for the Black Ferns. The undisputed champions of women's rugby over the past decade, New Zealand's Black Ferns have a winning record second to none in international Rugby Union. They have lost just once in over ten years. The New Zealand team swept all before them during the 2002 World Cup Tournament in Spain, beating England 19-9 in the Final at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium to retain the title they also won during the 1998 World Cup in Amsterdam.
Farah holds a Doctor of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Physical Education (First Class Honours) from Otago University.
Farah holds the following leadership roles – Acting Director for Te Au Rangahau, the Maori Business Research Centre within the College of Business at Massey University; Executive Board member of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga (Centre of Research Excellence) at the University of Auckland; and Member of Te Mata o te Tau, Academy for Maori Research and Scholarship at Massey University.
Other governance roles she holds in the community include – University Sport New Zealand Executive Board (co-opted member); Sport and Recreation New Zealand Sports Disputes Tribunal; Academy Trust Inc. (Academy for talented Maori in sport and music) Trustee member, Te Wananga o Raukawa; Council of Clubs Representative, Manawatu Rugby Union; and Palmerston North Girls High School Trust member.
Farah was previously a Member of the Ministerial Taskforce on Sport, Fitness, and Leisure (2001).
She has won several awards and scholarships including Maori Sportswoman of the Year Award in 2002 and Women’s Rugby Player of the Year at the 1998 New Zealand Rugby Awards.
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