Phillipa Love Explained

Repcaps1:17
Repyears1:2014–Present
Points1:0
Clubs1:Matatū
Years1:2022
Provincepoints1:0
Province1:Canterbury
Ru Currentposition:Prop
Weight:90 kg
Height:1.73 m
Birth Place:Southbridge, Canterbury, New Zealand
Reppoints1:15

Phillipa Love (born 8 April 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury provincially.

Rugby career

2014–2016

Love made her debut for New Zealand against Canada on 14 June 2014 at Whakatāne.[1] She was overlooked altogether in 2015. She was recalled to the Black Ferns in 2016 for their Northern Hemisphere tour, but ruptured her ACL during training and was ruled out for six months.

2017

In 2017, she earned her second cap against Canada, but was not named in the World Cup squad. She featured in the test match against the United States in 2018 at Chicago.[2] Love was selected for the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series at San Diego and played in every game.[3] [4] [5] [6] She played for the Black Ferns against a New Zealand Barbarians team in 2020 at Trafalgar Park in Nelson, New Zealand.[7]

2021–2022

Love was named in the Black Ferns squad for the European tour of England and France for 2021.[8] [9] She signed with Matatū for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season in 2022.[10] [11]

Love was selected for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[12] In August, she made the team again for a two-test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[13] [14] She was selected for the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[15] [16]

2023

Love was selected in the Black Ferns 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.[17] [18] In July, she made the starting line up in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[19] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: van Royen . Robert . 7 September 2014 . Rugby: Prop driving Spirit in bid for top-two spot . 5 February 2022 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
  2. Web site: 2 November 2018. New Zealand Names Black Ferns Roster For The Rugby Weekend Rematch vs. USA – FloRugby. 5 February 2022. www.florugby.com. en.
  3. Web site: Goff. Alex. 1 July 2019. Eagles, Black Ferns Set To Face Off In Super Series – FloRugby. 5 February 2022. www.florugby.com. en.
  4. Web site: 28 June 2019. Super Series Preview – Canada vs New Zealand. 5 February 2022. Americas Rugby News. en-US.
  5. Web site: 27 June 2019. Canada vs New Zealand: 2019 Super Series. 5 February 2022. djcoilrugby. en-US.
  6. Web site: Grounds. Ben. 24 June 2019. Women's Rugby Super Series preview: England prepare to face world's best. 5 February 2022. Sky Sports. en.
  7. Web site: Black Ferns and NZ Barbarians teams named for Nelson game.. 5 February 2022. www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
  8. Web site: 6 September 2021. 34-player Black Ferns squad named for Test series. 5 February 2022. allblacks.com. en-NZ.
  9. Web site: 6 September 2021. Black Ferns name youthful squad for European tour. 5 February 2022. 1 News.
  10. Web site: Matatū confirm their inaugural 2022 squad. 5 February 2022. Crusaders Rugby. en-US.
  11. Web site: 3 November 2021. Seven Black Ferns and two Wallaroos named in inaugural Matatū squad. 5 February 2022. Stuff. en.
  12. Web site: 2022-05-04 . 31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series . 2022-06-12 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  13. Web site: 2022-08-02 . Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series . 2022-08-08 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  14. Web site: Brown . Roger . 2022-08-15 . 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule" . 2022-08-16 . thedailyrugby.com . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup . 2022-09-15 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  16. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named . 2022-09-27 . RNZ . en-nz.
  17. Web site: 2023-06-07 . First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named . 2023-06-07 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  18. Web site: 2023-06-07 . Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023 . 2023-06-07 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  19. 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.
  20. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory . 2023-07-09 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.