Rugby player Otere Black and netball player Renee Te Riini. Photo / Instagram
Rugby player Otere Black and netball player Renee Te Riini. Photo / Instagram
Watch out Shaun Johnson and Kayla Cullen — Spy's predicting there is a new star sporting couple ascending.
Otere Black, the Blues and Māori All Blacks first-five, is the player most likely to be called up to the All Blacks for the Rugby World Cup if more injuries impact themen in black's No 10 stocks.
Black, 23, has a Dan Carter boy-next-door marketability and his stunning girlfriend, Renee Te Riini, is a sporting star in her own right. Te Riini, also 23, is a netball player who plays in the Beko Netball League and once captained the Aotearoa Māori team.
She is a big supporter of Black, travelling to Santiago last year to watch him and the Māori All Blacks play Chile.
"It's not something I've read into too much," he said.
"I'm just concentrating on what I need to do. For me, it's just being consistent — turning up week in, week out and putting in performances that make the team win. That's the biggest thing.
"I feel I have grown a lot as a player and as a person as well, but there's always something to improve on. There's still a long way to go."