| Birth Date: | 14 December 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Hāwera, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Ru Position: | Midfield Back |
| Ru Province1: | Taranaki |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 1992 |
| Repteam1: | Black Ferns |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Cherry Blyde (née Sutton; born 14 December 1966) is a New Zealand rugby union administrator and former player.
Blyde grew up in Normanby in south Taranaki.[1] She converted to rugby after missing out on Taranaki's netball team in 1989.[2] [3]
Blyde made only one appearance for the Black Ferns on 30 August 1992, it was against an Auckland XV's side at Auckland.[4] It was the first official women's game organised, sanctioned and paid for by the then, NZRFU.
Blyde transitioned into coaching to assist her twin boys.[5] She had a stint as a Secondary Schools liaison officer for Taranaki Rugby between 2013 and 2016.
In 2022, she became Taranaki's first female president in its 136-year history, she previously served as vice-president for the union.
She is the mother of Black Ferns sevens star, Michaela Blyde.[6] [7]