Christine Ross | |
Birth Name: | Christine C. Beattie |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1964 |
Birth Place: | Hastings, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Weight: | 70 kg |
Ru Position: | Fullback |
Province1: | Canterbury |
Repyears1: | 1989–1996 |
Repcaps1: | 13 |
Reppoints1: | 83 |
Spouse: | Jock Ross |
Relatives: | Isaac Ross (son) |
School: | Karamu High School |
Christine C. Ross (née Beattie; born 24 July 1964) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, she debuted for the New Zealand women's national side, the Black Ferns, in 1989 against the visiting California Grizzlies at Christchurch. She represented New Zealand at RugbyFest 1990 and at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] [2]
Ross is the niece of Eru Beattie, who was a member of the New Zealand Māori rugby team in 1966.[2] She is married to former All Black Jock Ross, and their children include Isaac Ross, who was also an All Black, and Adam Ross, who represented New Zealand in rugby at under-19 level.[2] [3] [4]