World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year Kaipo Olsen-Baker takes on the 2027 Z Manu World Champs

World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year Kaipo Olsen-Baker is looking to make a splash in a new arena at the 2027 Z Manu World Champs. The 24-year-old missed the Black Ferns’ final game of 2026 with an ankle injury, but was handed her individual award after the team’s dominant 36-7 victory over France in Christchurch. Olsen-Baker has decided to follow up her stellar season by becoming an ambassador for the Z Manu World Champs and aims to increase female sign-ups.