Aleisha-Pearl Nelson
| Date of birth | 2 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleisha Nelson (born 2 March 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns and for the Auckland Storm.
Nelson was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad[1][2][3] and was part of the winning team of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.[4] She graduated from the Auckland University of Technology as a nurse.[5][6]
References
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (5 July 2017). "Rugby: Three Northlanders heading to World Cup". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Leslie, Cameron (27 May 2014). "Rugby: Keeping up with the big boys". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 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 18 September 2017.