| Birth name | Beth Louise Mallard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 August 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Trevor Mallard (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beth Louise Mallard (born 5 August 1981) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for New Zealand and for Otago and Wellington. She was in the squad that won the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1]
Mallard began her rugby career at Wellington Girls' College. She is the daughter of former Labour MP Trevor Mallard. [2] [3]
Mallard made her provincial debut for Otago in 1999 against Southland in Invercargill. She made her 50th appearance for Otago in 2010. [2] She made her international debut for the Black Ferns on 4 September 2006 against Samoa at Edmonton.
In 2007, She was named in the Black Ferns squad that played Australia in a two test series. [4] She featured in the two tests against England in 2009. [5] [6]
Mallard graduated with a doctorate in physiology in 2011 from the University of Otago. [7] [8]
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