Aimee Sutorius Explained

Birth Date:27 May 1979
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.7 m
Weight:72 kg
Ru Position:Flanker
Amatteam1:Northern United
Amatpoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:2007–2015
Ru Province1:Wellington
Ru Provinceapps1:37
Ru Provincepoints1:58
Repyears1:2007–2008
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Aimee Sutorius (born 27 May 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union and sevens player. She competed at an international level for New Zealand and at provincial level for Wellington. She also played for the Black Ferns sevens side.

Rugby career

XVs

In 2001, she was a trialist for the Black Ferns ahead of their two-test series against England in June.[1] She fought season-ending injuries in 2003 and 2005.[2] She made her test debut for the Black Ferns on 20 October 2007 against Australia at Porirua.[3]

Sutorius featured in the two tests against the Wallaroos at Canberra in 2008. Her last appearance for the Black Ferns was against an England A side at Esher on 17 November 2009.[4]

She was selected for the Black Ferns training squad ahead of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[5] [6]

In 2015, Sutorius was named in a wider Black Ferns training squad for a 12-month high performance training programme beginning in 2016 in preparation for the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[7]

Sevens

She part of the Black Ferns sevens trial squad for the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.[8] [9] Sutorius focused on sevens in 2012 in hopes of a gold medal as rugby was making its return to the Olympics in Rio.[10]

Coaching career

Sutorius was the Elite U18s coach for the Rhinos Rugby Academy in California in 2017.[11] In 2019, she coached the Otago women's sevens team for the national sevens tournament.[12] She was the Women's High Performance Player Development Manager for Otago Rugby in 2021.[13] She was announced as the Women's Head Coach for Northern United Rugby Football Club for the 2022 season.[14]

Sutorius was named as an assistant coach for the Wellington Pride in the 2023 Farah Palmer Cup.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turner . Huw . 2001-05-18 . NZ Black Ferns prepare for English tests . 2024-06-16 . ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: 2009-01-31 . Ferns set to wield the Axe . 2024-06-15 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  3. Web site: Wellington: Aimee Sutorius . 2024-06-15 . www.clubrugby.co.nz.
  4. Web site: 2009-11-17 . Black Ferns name much changed line-up . 2024-06-16 . Scrum Queens . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2010-04-12 . Black Ferns begin World Cup preparations . 2024-06-15 . www.world.rugby.
  6. Web site: 2010-04-09 . Black Ferns get down to business . 2024-06-16 . Scrum Queens . en.
  7. Web site: 2015-11-28 . Blacks Ferns have eyes on the prize . 2024-06-15 . www.world.rugby.
  8. Web site: 2009-02-06 . Trial squad announced for NZ women's sevens team . 2024-06-16 . RNZ . en-nz.
  9. Web site: 2008-07-02 . Suasua to coach NZ Womens 7s . 2024-06-16 . ESPN scrum.
  10. News: Stoney . Emma . 2012-02-20 . Hoping for Olympic Gold, Countries Build Up Rugby Sevens Teams . live . 2024-06-16 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Goff . Alex . 2017-07-31 . Rhinos Could Charge At NAI 7s . 2024-06-15 . FloRugby . en.
  12. Web site: Hepburn . Steve . 2019-12-14 . Former Black Fern answers call by Otago women . 2024-06-15 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
  13. Web site: 2021 . ChildFund Rugby Supporting children to play, learn and lead. . 2024-06-15 . ChildFund Rugby . en-AU.
  14. Web site: Notice 2022 Coach Announcements . 2024-06-15 . www.norths.co.nz.
  15. Web site: 2023-05-19 . Wellington Pride Coaching Group Confirmed . 2024-06-15 . www.wellingtonlions.co.nz . en-us.

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