Maree Edwards (rugby union) explained

Maree Edwards
Birth Date:8 February 1975
Birth Place:Wairoa, New Zealand
Height:1.65 m
Weight:72 kg
Ru Position:Halfback
Ru Province1:Canterbury
Ru Provinceapps1:0
Ru Provincepoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears2:1993–2004
Ru Province2:Otago
Ru Provinceapps2:47
Ru Provincepoints2:0
Repyears1:1998–2003
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:5

Maree Edwards (born 8 February 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She was a member of the squad that won their first Rugby World Cup title at the 1998 tournament in the Netherlands.

Rugby career

Edwards was part of the Black Ferns champion side that won the 1998 Rugby World Cup in Netherlands.[1] [2] She made her international debut at the tournament on 2 May against Germany.[3]

In 2003, she was named in the Black Ferns squad to play a two-test series against a World XVs side in October that year. She played provincial rugby for Canterbury and Otago; and club rugby for Alhambra-Union.[4]

In 2019 she received her Black Ferns cap in an official ceremony in Christchurch.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 September 2003 . Rugby: Six new caps named in Black Ferns . 8 July 2014 . NZ Herald.
  2. Web site: 13 July 2011 . Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 106 . 5 July 2024 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
  3. Web site: 2 May 1998 . Black Ferns vs Germany . 5 July 2024 . stats.allblacks.com.
  4. Web site: Alhambra-Union RFC – Club History . 6 July 2024 . www.sporty.co.nz.
  5. Web site: Hepburn . Steve . 21 May 2019 . Former Otago players among Black Ferns capped . 5 July 2024 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.