| Date of birth | 8 February 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Wairoa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maree Edwards (born 8 February 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She was a member of the New Zealand squad that won their first Rugby World Cup title at the 1998 tournament in the Netherlands.
Edwards was part of the Black Ferns champion side that won the 1998 Rugby World Cup in Netherlands. [1] [2] She made her international debut at the tournament on 2 May against Germany. [3]
In 2003, she was named in the Black Ferns squad to play a two-test series against a World XVs side in October that year. [1] She played provincial rugby for Canterbury and Otago; and club rugby for Alhambra-Union. [4]
In 2019 she received her Black Ferns cap in an official ceremony in Christchurch. [5]
The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.
Dame Farah Rangikoepa Palmer is a professor at Massey University and a former captain of New Zealand's women's rugby union team, the Black Ferns.
Kelly Brazier is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens player. She has played flyhalf, centre and fullback for the Black Ferns, New Zealand's women's national rugby team, and has competed at three Rugby World Cups in 2010, 2014, and 2017. She has represented Otago, Canterbury and the Bay of Plenty in the Farah Palmer Cup.
Carla Hohepa is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a wing for New Zealand, Otago Spirit and Alhambra Union.
Ruth McKay is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays Prop for New Zealand and Manawatu. She was a member of the 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squad. She also competed in the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France.
Davida White is a former female rugby union player. She represented New Zealand and Auckland. She was a member of the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squad. White captained Auckland to victory in the 2000 National Provincial Championship.
Amiria Juanita Mahanna Denelle Rule 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.
Beth Louise Mallard 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.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team. Woodman was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team that won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. She also plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Otago provincially.
Michaela Blyde is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female player to win back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year titles in 2017 and 2018. Blyde holds the record for the most tries by a New Zealand women sevens player in a single match and also the record for most tries in a single fixture when she scored five tries against England in Langford in 2017. Blyde has won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2018 Sevens World Cup, 2018 Commonwealth Games and six Sevens titles. In December 2023 She was the second woman to score 200 tries in the HSBC international seven series.
Alena Saili is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team.
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.
Phillipa Love is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury provincially.
Chelsea Bremner is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She previously played for Matatū in 2022, but now plays for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She represents Canterbury at a provincial level.
Ayesha Leti-I'iga is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition, and for Wellington in the Farah Palmer Cup. She also represents New Zealand internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad.
Jorja Miller is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team.
Olivia Coady is a New Zealand rugby union player. She played internationally for New Zealand and for Canterbury at provincial level.
Aimee Sutorius is a former New Zealand rugby union and sevens player. She competed at an international level for New Zealand and at provincial level for Wellington. She also played for the Black Ferns sevens side.
Fa'anati Aniseko is a former New Zealand rugby union and sevens player.
 | This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1970s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
