| Date of birth | 20 April 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monalisa Urquhart (née Codling; born 20 April 1977) is a former rugby union player for New Zealand and Auckland. She previously played for Otago. She also captained the Manu Sina Samoan 7s team to the Hong Kong 7s tournament in 2000. [1]
Codling attended Kelston Girls' College and played for the Black Ferns from 1998 to 2010. [2] The 2010 Rugby World Cup was her fourth successful World Cup. [3] She was also a part of three other successful Rugby World Cup campaigns — 1998, 2002, and 2006.
Codling almost missed the 2002 Rugby World Cup because she had a serious case of chickenpox. [4] She scored a try in the final just before halftime after running 40 metres. [4]
Codling spent some time in the UK, working for the British Council as a Finance and Operations Manager. [4]