Rochelle Martin
Rochelle Martin MNZM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Martin in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 March 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Firefighter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rochelle Lisa Martin MNZM (born 28 March 1973) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She represented New Zealand and Auckland. She was a member of the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squad.
Martin works as a firefighter in Auckland.[1] Earlier in 2014 her home was burglarized and several of her rugby mementos were stolen.[2]
In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Martin was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby and Fire and Emergency New Zealand.[3]
References[]
- ^ fire.org.nz. "Firefighters tell their stories » Rochelle Martin". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Matthew Backhouse (APNZ) NZHerald (29 January 2014). "Former Black Fern appeals for stolen medal return". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female rugby union players
- Female rugby union players
- Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- New Zealand firefighters
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1970s birth stubs