| Date of birth | March 15, 1968 | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
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Lesley Brett (born 15 March 1968) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut at RugbyFest 1990 against Netherlands. Brett competed at the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup; [1] she scored a hat-trick in their game against Wales. [2]
Brett is the mother of former Crusaders and Blues fly-half, Stephen Brett. [3] She was married to former All Black, Victor Simpson. [1]
The New Zealand national women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won five of the past six Women's Rugby World Cups.
Helen Va'aga is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut against Germany at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Kelly Brazier is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays flyhalf, centre or fullback in New Zealand, Canterbury and Canadian club Edmonton Clansmen RFC.
Fiao'o Fa'amausili is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played for New Zealand and Auckland. She made her Black Ferns debut on 18 May, 2002 against Australia at Barcelona. She was a member of the winning Black Ferns squad for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She has been to five World Cups beginning from 2002–2017.
Leslie-Ann Te Atahira Elder is a New Zealand rugby union player. She debuted for the Black Ferns in 2015. She was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. She is the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union women's development officer. Prior to the World Cup Ketu was also part of the Black Ferns squad that participated in the 2017 International Women's Rugby Series against Canada, Australia and England.
Charmaine Smith is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She debuted for New Zealand women's national rugby union team, known as the Black Ferns, in a match against Canada in 2015. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland and was part of the winning team of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.
Maiakawanakaulani Roos is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays as a lock and made her debut for the New Zealand national women's side, the Black Ferns, against England in November 2021.
Neroli Matautia is a former New Zealand rugby union player. At the age of 15, she made her debut for the Black Ferns against the Netherlands on 26 August 1990 at the RugbyFest in Christchurch.
Jacqui Stewart is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for New Zealand at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Sandra Ioane is a former rugby union player. She made her debut for the Black Ferns at the RugbyFest 1990 against the Netherlands, she played in the first and third matches. She was one of two women who were unable to make the 1991 World Cup.
Debbie Chase is a former rugby union player. She debuted for the Black Ferns against the Netherlands at the RugbyFest 1990. She led the first Haka to be performed by a women's team at the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Miriama Baker is a former rugby union player. She played in the first official match played by a New Zealand women's rugby team against the California Grizzlies in 1989; New Zealand won13–7.
Tracy Lemon was a former rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut in 1990 against a Russia XV's team. She competed at the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.
Nina Sio is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for the Black Ferns on 22 July 1989 against the California Grizzlies at Christchurch. She was also in the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.
Christine C. Ross is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, she debuted for the New Zealand women's national side, the Black Ferns, in 1989 against the visiting California Grizzlies at Christchurch. She represented New Zealand at RugbyFest 1990 and at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Rebecca Luia'ana is a former rugby union player. She made her debut for New Zealand against Canada on 16 October 1999 at Palmerston North. She competed at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. Luia'ana was impressive in her teams trouncing of Australia in their quarter-final match. She scored a try in their semifinal victory over France.
Kathleen Wilton is a former rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut on 16 October 2007 against Australia. She was selected for the New Zealand squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. They unfortunately lost to Ireland in the pool games, which meant that they did not qualify for the semifinals. She came off the bench in their fifth place final victory over the United States.
Brigitta B. Lotu-Iiga is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for the New Zealand women's national side, the Black Ferns, on 2 May against Germany at the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made her final appearance at a Bledisloe Cup curtain raiser match against Australia in Sydney; the Black Ferns won 27–3.
Leilani Perese is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for New Zealand against Australia in the first of two test matches in 2018 in Sydney. She earned her second cap in their 45–17 victory in the second test match.
Janna Vaughan is a New Zealand athlete. She has represented New Zealand in rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens and Muay Thai.
