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Lydia Kerr (nee Crossman) (born 29 September 1986) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
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Lydia Kerr (nee Crossman) (born 29 September 1986) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Kerr began playing rugby at the age of five. [1] She captained her Epsom Girls' Grammar School rugby team. [1]
Lydia was named in the Black Ferns squad in a three Test tour to England in 2011. [2] [3] She made her international debut on 29 November 2011 against England at Esher. [4]
A year later, Lydia was again selected for the Black Ferns, this time for another three-Test tour of England. [5] She was sin binned in the first test for an infringement. [6] [7] Crossman made her final appearance for New Zealand in the third test of that tour. [8]
In 2016, Kerr was named in a wider training squad. [9]
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