Emilee Cherry Explained
Height: | 1.68 m |
Weight: | 70 kg |
Ru Position: | Back |
Amatteam1: | Toowoomba Bears |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2012–2021 |
Emilee Jane Cherry [1] (born 2 November 1992) is a former Australian Rugby Union player. She represented Australia in Sevens Rugby and won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Born in Roma, Queensland and playing for Toowoomba Bears at a club level, Cherry debuted for Australia in November 2012. As of December 2015, she had 14 caps. Cherry is a dual international, having represented Australia in Touch football (rugby league).
Cherry was the 2013/14 Women’s Sevens World Player of the Year, her game lifting after Tim Walsh took over as Head Coach in September 2013. She scored the most tries in the series (33), scored the most points (195) and was the stand-out player during the 2013–14 IRB World Series season as she was named the 2014 World Sevens Player of the Year. Representative honours include Touch Football Australia, Aussie Pearls and Queensland.[2] [3] [4]
Cherry was a member of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
On 28 May 2021, she retired from rugby, citing injury and motherhood her reasons to retire.[12]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Search Australian Honours: CHERRY, Emilee Jane: Medal of the Order of Australia . 26 January 2017 . It's an Honour . Commonwealth of Australia . 20 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801005937/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1154897 . 1 August 2020 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Touch Football Australia: News Single . Touchfootball.com.au . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819214637/http://www.touchfootball.com.au/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnewstt_news=2676&cHash=ad609db586 . 19 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Emilee Cherry wins two Australian Sevens awards – Dick Marks claims Joe French Award at the John Eales Medal . Redsrugby.com.au . 2014-10-23 . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195401/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/14211/Emilee-Cherry-wins-two-Australian-Sevens-awards-%E2%80%93-Dick-Marks-claims-Joe-French-Award-at-the-John-Eales-Medal.aspx . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: News Details . Allblacks.com . 2014-05-19 . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920180240/http://www.allblacks.com/News/25054/cherry-crowned-as-womens-sevens-player-of-the-year . 20 September 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens . Sky News . 9 August 2016 . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809125238/http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/08/09/australia-s-gold-hunt-continues-in-rio.html . 9 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced . Newman . Beth . 14 July 2016 . www.rugby.com.au . 2016-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160912220051/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/07/13/22/38/sevens-olympic-team-announcement . 12 September 2016 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled . 2016-07-14 . foxsports.com.au . en-GB . 2016-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065720/https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/rio-olympics-australias-mens-and-womens-sevens-squads-unveiled/news-story/3be2a35edc5da92b2c2a22ed27ccccf9?nk=2a1ee0f492fd5c206091eccc9735f456-1473815101 . 29 October 2017 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games . 2016-07-14 . ABC.net.au . en-AU . 2016-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918214548/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-14/rio-20163a-olympic-squads-named-by-australia-for-rugby-sevens-/7628124 . 18 September 2016 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced . 2016 . Rugby News.net.au . 2016-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221014727/http://www.rugbynews.net.au/australias-olympic-sevens-squads-announced/ . 21 December 2016 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads . 15 July 2016 . ESPN.com.au . 2016-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160723214142/http://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/17065028/australia-name-mix-veterans-young-guns-mens-women-olympic-sevens-squads . 23 July 2016 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads . 2016 . worldrugby.org . en-gb . 2016-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171030004135/https://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/175082?lang=en . 30 October 2017 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Olympic rugby sevens star Emilee Cherry announces her retirement and rules herself out of Tokyo Games . abc.net.au . 28 May 2021.