Eloise Blackwell
Date of birth | 28 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eloise Blackwell (born 28 December 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for the Black Ferns in 2011 against England. She was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[1][2] She was also a member of the Black Ferns squad that lost to Ireland in the 2014 World Cup.[3] In 2019 she was part of the winning team of the Women's Super Rugby Series.[4]
Blackwell is a teacher by profession and teaches at Epsom Girls' Grammar School.[5] She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physical education from the University of Auckland in 2013.[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.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (9 August 2017). "'We're hissing to get out there and have a crack': Black Ferns ready to end 2014 hurt". The42.ie. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. 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.
- ^ "Epsom students send Rugby World Cup final support to teacher Eloise Blackwell". Stuff.co.nz. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Stanley, Ashley (31 July 2017). "Eloise Blackwell and Aleisha Pearl Nelson on balancing rugby and careers". Beyond the Mark. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.