Charmaine Smith (rugby union) explained

Birth Place:Dargaville, New Zealand
Height:1.83 m
Weight:77 kg
Ru Position:Lock
Superyears1:2021
Super1:Blues Women
Superapps1:1
Superpoints1:0
Superyears2:2023
Super2:Chiefs Manawa
Superapps2:1
Superpoints2:5
Ru Provinceyears1:2016–2017
Ru Province1:North Harbour
Ru Provinceapps1:11
Ru Provincepoints1:10
Repyears1:2015–2019
Repcaps1:27
Reppoints1:20

Charmaine Smith (born 15 November 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns 2017 Rugby World Cup champion side. She previously played for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition before switching to Chiefs Manawa in 2023.

Rugby career

Smith debuted for New Zealand against Canada at Calgary in 2015. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[1] [2] She was part of the winning team of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.[3]

Smith retired from playing rugby in 2020 for health reasons, and returned to her career as a sergeant in the New Zealand Police.[4] [5] A week after giving birth, Smith had a progress scan and was "cleared of any residual health issues". She signed with the Blues for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022.[6]

Smith signed with Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 2017-07-05 . Radio New Zealand . 2017-09-19 . en-nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813223857/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/334498/black-ferns-world-cup-squad-named# . 2017-08-13 . live .
  2. Web site: Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named . All Blacks . en . 2017-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named . 12 June 2018 . dead .
  3. News: Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England. 13 July 2019. Stuff.co.nz. 2019-07-17.
  4. News: Retired Black Fern keeps her career as a police sergeant . 2 July 2020 . Bronson . Perich . Te Ao Māori News . 5 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Auckland Storm player Charmaine Smith retires from rugby . 16 June 2020 . Auckland Rugby . 5 January 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022-02-12. Charmaine Smith's rugby return with the Blues. 2022-02-12. allblacks.com. en-NZ.
  7. Web site: Lester . Ned . 2022-11-25 . Five Black Ferns stars absent as Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced . 2023-02-19 . www.rugbypass.com . en.