| Birth name | Cheryth Dianne Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 December 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hāwera, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheryth Dianne Blyde (née Sutton; born 14 December 1966) is a New Zealand rugby union administrator and former player.
Blyde grew up in Normanby in south Taranaki. [1] She converted to rugby after missing out on Taranaki's netball team in 1989. [2] [3]
Blyde made only one appearance for the Black Ferns on 30 August 1992, it was against an Auckland XV's side at Auckland. [4] It was the first official women's game organised, sanctioned and paid for by the then, NZRFU. [4]
Blyde transitioned into coaching to assist her twin boys. [5] She had a stint as a Secondary Schools liaison officer for Taranaki Rugby between 2013 and 2016. [4] [5]
In 2022, she became Taranaki's first female president in its 136-year history, she previously served as vice-president for the union. [2] [5]
She is the mother of Black Ferns sevens star, Michaela Blyde. [6] [7]