Charmaine Smith (rugby union)
Date of birth | 15 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dargaville, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charmaine Smith (born 15 November 1990) 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[1][2] and was part of the winning team of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.[3]
Since retiring from playing rugby in 2020 for health reasons, Smith has continued her career as a sergeant in the New Zealand Police.[4][5] A week after giving birth, Smith had a progress scan and was "cleared of any residual health issues". She signed with the Blues for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Perich, Bronson (2 July 2020). "Retired Black Fern keeps her career as a police sergeant". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Auckland Storm player Charmaine Smith retires from rugby". Auckland Rugby. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Charmaine Smith's rugby return with the Blues". allblacks.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
External links[]
- Charmaine Smith at Black Ferns
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female rugby union players