Black Ferns winger Portia Woodman has made the top 10 of a list of rugby's most influential people, outranking All Black counterparts Beauden Barrett and Kieran Read and coming in just two places below All Black coach Steve Hansen.
Woodman is ninth on the Top 50 list published by British magazine Rugby World.
Hansen has slipped four places from third to seventh.
Ireland coach New Zealander Joe Schmidt is fifth.
Other New Zealanders on the list include New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew, Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle and outgoing Wales coach Warren Gatland.
England coach Eddie Jones has plummeted from second to 19th.
World Rugby vice‑chairman Gus Pichot tops the list and is followed by new South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus.
The standings are produced every two years and are based on the views of players, coaches, administrators and media.
[Source: RNZ / Reuters]
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