Shakira
Baker
A code switch at the age of 33 saw former Black Fern Shakira Baker win Kiwi Ferns selection at the end of her first NRLW season with the Warriors.
After making her debut for Wellington in 2009, 19-year-old outside back Baker played the first of 13 rugby union Tests for New Zealand in 2011. The national Sevens team regular was part of New Zealand’s squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Baker played for Hurricanes Poua in the 2023-24 Super Rugby Aupiki seasons before signing on for the Warriors’ NRLW return in 2025.
Displaying her versatile, Masterton-born Baker made eight appearances at second-row, five-eighth and centre, scoring one try, making three line-breaks, and averaging 18.5 tackles and 116 metres per game.
She made her Kiwi Ferns debut in Round 1 of the 2025 Pacific Championships against Fetu Samoa, running for 52 metres and making one line break and 19 tackles, and was also named at 18th man in the final against the Jillaroos.
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Shakira
Baker
A code switch at the age of 33 saw former Black Fern Shakira Baker win Kiwi Ferns selection at the end of her first NRLW season with the Warriors.
After making her debut for Wellington in 2009, 19-year-old outside back Baker played the first of 13 rugby union Tests for New Zealand in 2011. The national Sevens team regular was part of New Zealand’s squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Baker played for Hurricanes Poua in the 2023-24 Super Rugby Aupiki seasons before signing on for the Warriors’ NRLW return in 2025.
Displaying her versatile, Masterton-born Baker made eight appearances at second-row, five-eighth and centre, scoring one try, making three line-breaks, and averaging 18.5 tackles and 116 metres per game.
She made her Kiwi Ferns debut in Round 1 of the 2025 Pacific Championships against Fetu Samoa, running for 52 metres and making one line break and 19 tackles, and was also named at 18th man in the final against the Jillaroos.
PROFILE
Height M
172
WEIGHT KG
92
DOB
Jan 4, 1992
HIGHLIGHTS
Test matches
1
Test points
0
New Zealand Warriors (2025)
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Last updated:
December 11, 2025
A code switch at the age of 33 saw former Black Fern Shakira Baker win Kiwi Ferns selection at the end of her first NRLW season with the Warriors.
After making her debut for Wellington in 2009, 19-year-old outside back Baker played the first of 13 rugby union Tests for New Zealand in 2011. The national Sevens team regular was part of New Zealand’s squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Baker played for Hurricanes Poua in the 2023-24 Super Rugby Aupiki seasons before signing on for the Warriors’ NRLW return in 2025.
Displaying her versatile, Masterton-born Baker made eight appearances at second-row, five-eighth and centre, scoring one try, making three line-breaks, and averaging 18.5 tackles and 116 metres per game.
She made her Kiwi Ferns debut in Round 1 of the 2025 Pacific Championships against Fetu Samoa, running for 52 metres and making one line break and 19 tackles, and was also named at 18th man in the final against the Jillaroos.
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