Maree Edwards (rugby union)

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

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

  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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