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| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amiria Juanita Mahanna Denelle Rule ( née Marsh; born 17 May 1983) is a retired female rugby union player. She represented New Zealand and Canterbury. She was a member of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2002 and 2006 Rugby World Cup's and currently plays for Springston RFC.
Rule was the youngest Black Fern to make her international debut at the age of 17, on 23 September 2000 against Canada at Winnipeg. [1] [2] She competed in her first Rugby World Cup as a member of the Black Ferns 2002 World Cup squad.
In 2006, she was named the New Zealand Women’s Player of the Year and made the Black Ferns squad for the 2006 Rugby World Cup in Canada. [2] [3] She missed out on the 2010 Rugby World Cup due to a knee injury. [4] [5]
Rule was part of the team that won the 2013 series against England. [6] [7] [8] She led the Black Ferns in her only captaincy role for the 2014 Laurie O'Reilly Cup, her side won 38–3. [9] She later made selection to the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France where the Black Ferns missed out on playing in the semifinals for the first time. [10] [11] She scored the final try in her sides 63–7 win over Wales in the semi-final of the 5th–8th place playoff. [12]
Rule currently teaches at Avonhead Primary School in Christchurch. [2]
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