The rise and rise of sensational Black Ferns winger Portia Woodman

New Zealand's Portia Woodman has made quite a stir in the women's game in the past few seasons and her rise to fame was topped off last month when she was named World Rugby Women's Player of the Year. The impact of the Black Ferns superstar has not been lost on the wider rugby community in her home country, as well as on the world stage. A silver medallist in the Rio Olympics in 2016 and World Cup winner this year, Woodman beat fellow nominees Kelly Brazier (New Zealand), Lydia Thompson (England), Romane Menager and Safi N’Diaye (both France) to the award. Woodman modestly said: “Obviousl…