Forne Burkin

Forne Burkin (born 28 October 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She has represented the Black Ferns at an international level and plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Forne Burkin

Born	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2017; 2019–2020 Hawke’s Bay 12 (20) 2018 Canterbury 8 (5) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2025– Hurricanes Poua 5 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–  New Zealand 2 (0)

Rugby career

Burkin made her debut for Hawke's Bay in the 2017 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.^[1][2] In 2018, she moved to Christchurch to study at Lincoln University. She then debuted for Canterbury against Bay of Plenty.^[1][2]

She made her test debut for New Zealand against the United States at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series in San Diego.^{[3][4][5][1][6]} She earned her second international cap against the Wallaroos in the first of two test matches in Perth in 2019.^[7][8] After her Black Ferns debut, she returned to play for Hawke's Bay in the 2019 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.^[6]

In 2020, she was named as captain for Hawke's Bay.^[9] She was not considered for the Black Ferns at the end of that year due to injury.^[10]

She joined Hurricanes Poua in the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season.^[11]