Melodie Bosman Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-07-13 . Mel Bosman appointed Tasman Mako FPC Coach . 2022-12-31 . Tasman Mako . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: 2022-04-05 . World Cup Windback: 2006 Black Ferns . 2022-12-31 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: 2006-07-26 . Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 2022-12-31 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  4. Web site: Field . Katie . 2013-07-12 . England Women's tour of New Zealand: The Clash of the Titans . 2022-03-20 . Rugby World . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2013-07-21 . Women's international rugby preview: Black Ferns v England Women . 2022-03-20 . Sky Sports . en.
  6. Web site: 2013-07-16 . Black Ferns clinch series victory . 2022-03-20 . PlanetRugby . en.
  7. Web site: 2020-08-28 . Tasman Mako FPC: PREVIEW 2020 . 2022-12-31 . Provincial Rugby . en-GB.