Birth Date: | 26 June 1976 |
Height: | 1.64 m |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 2010–2013 |
Ru Province1: | Canterbury |
Ru Provincepoints1: | 0 |
Ru Provinceyears2: | 2006 |
Ru Province2: | Hawke's Bay |
Ru Provincepoints2: | 0 |
Provinceyears3: | 2001–2002, 2004 |
Province3: | Auckland |
Provincepoints3: | 0 |
Provinceyears4: | 2003 |
Province4: | Waikato |
Provincepoints4: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2004–2013 |
Repcaps1: | 17 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Melodie Bosman (née Ngatai; born 25 June 1976) is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played internationally for and provincially for Canterbury.
Bosman has represented several provincial sides; she first played 8 seasons for Waikato before playing for Auckland, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington.[1]
Bosman made her international debut for the Black Ferns on 8 June 2004 against Canada at Vancouver. She was part of two successful Rugby World Cup campaigns when the Black Ferns won the 2006 and 2010 tournaments.[2] [3]
In 2013, Bosman played in the International Series against winning all three games.[4] [5] [6] She was appointed as Head Coach of the Tasman Mako in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2020.[7]