Kennedy Simon Explained

Kennedy Simon
Full Name:Kennedy Wailer Simon
Birth Date:1 October 1996
Ru Currentposition:Loose forward
Height:1.72 m
Weight:80 kg
Superyears1:2022–Present
Super1:Chiefs Manawa
Superapps1:10
Superpoints1:30
Repyears1:2019–Present
Repcaps1:13
Reppoints1:5

Kennedy Wailer Simon (born 1 October 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She is a loose forward and plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Waikato provincially.

Rugby career

Simon made her provincial debut for Waikato in 2013 against Otago Spirit. She made her test debut for the New Zealand women's national side, the Black Ferns, against the United States in 2019.[1] [2]

2020–22

In 2020, she was awarded the international and Farah Palmer Cup player of the year by the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association at the New Zealand Rugby awards.[3] [4]

Simon was part of the inaugural Chiefs Manawa side that played in the first women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand at Eden Park in 2021.[5]

Simon was named in the Black Ferns squad for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[6] [7] She made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[8] [9]

2023

In 2023, She was selected as co-captain of the Black Ferns squad, with Ruahei Demant, for the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.[10] [11] In July, she started in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[12] [13]

Honours and awards

In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours, Simon was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eagles, Black Ferns Set To Face Off In Super Series – FloRugby . 23 January 2022 . www.florugby.com . en.
  2. Web site: 1 July 2019 . Black Ferns to play USA in Super Series named . 23 January 2022 . RUGBY HEARTLAND.
  3. News: Black Ferns flanker Kennedy Simon does the double at rugby players' annual awards . Fiji Times . 23 January 2022.
  4. News: 21 December 2020 . Black Ferns flanker Kennedy Simon does the double at rugby players' annual awards . . 23 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Women's Super Rugby Preview: Blues v Chiefs (2021). 23 January 2022. superrugby.co.nz.
  6. Web site: 2 August 2022 . Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series . 8 August 2022 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: Brown . Roger . 15 August 2022 . 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule" . 16 August 2022 . thedailyrugby.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: 13 September 2022 . Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup . 15 September 2022 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  9. Web site: 13 September 2022 . Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named . 27 September 2022 . RNZ . en-nz.
  10. Web site: 2023-06-07 . First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named . 2023-06-07 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  11. Web site: 2023-06-07 . Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023 . 2023-06-07 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  12. Web site: 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa . 2023-07-09 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  13. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory . 2023-07-09 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  14. Web site: The King's Birthday and Coronation honours list 2023 . 5 June 2023 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 5 June 2023.

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