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Maree Edwards (rugby union)

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Maree Edwards
Date of birth (1975-02-08) 8 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birthWairoa, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Canterbury 0 (0)
1993–2004 Otago 47 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2003 New Zealand 4 (5)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands Team competition

Maree Edwards (born 8 February 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She was a member of the New Zealand squad that won their first Rugby World Cup title at the 1998 tournament in the Netherlands.

Rugby career

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Edwards was part of the Black Ferns champion side that won the 1998 Rugby World Cup in Netherlands.[1][2] She made her international debut at the tournament on 2 May against Germany.[3]

In 2003, she was named in the Black Ferns squad to play a two-test series against a World XVs side in October that year.[1] She played provincial rugby for Canterbury and Otago; and club rugby for Alhambra-Union.[4]

In 2019 she received her Black Ferns cap in an official ceremony in Christchurch.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rugby: Six new caps named in Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 106". Otago Daily Times Online News. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns vs Germany". stats.allblacks.com. 2 May 1998. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Alhambra-Union RFC – Club History". www.sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ Hepburn, Steve (21 May 2019). "Former Otago players among Black Ferns capped". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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