| Birth Place: | Hokitika, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 1.59 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Province1: | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provinceyears2: | 2018–20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Province2: | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provinceapps2: | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provincepoints2: | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provinceyears3: | 2021– | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Province3: | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provinceapps3: | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ru Provincepoints3: | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Superyears1: | 2022–24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Superyears2: | 2025– | ||||||||||||||||||
| Super1: | Matatū | ||||||||||||||||||
| Super2: | Chiefs Manawa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Superapps1: | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Superpoints1: | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repyears1: | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repcaps1: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reppoints1: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rosie Kelly (born 16 January 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby union and rugby league player who currently plays as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership.[1] [2]
Kelly was born in the West Coast region of the South Island in the small town of Hokitika. She fell in love with rugby at a young age and played with the boys’ team until she was eleven.[3] She attended Christchurch Girls’ High School and was in Year 12 when she was selected in Canterbury's Sevens squad at the end of 2016.[4] She captained her school's first XV's in Year 13 and was a specialist halfback.
Kelly was a member of Canterbury's winning 2017 Farah Palmer Cup squad. In November 2020, she was selected for the NZ Barbarians squad to play the Black Ferns in two matches.[5]
Kelly was named in Matatū's squad for their inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in November 2021.[6] She made Canterbury's squad for the 2022 Farah Palmer Cup season, and started at fly-half in their opening match against Wellington.[7] [8]
Kelly featured in Matatū's first Super Rugby Aupiki win as they narrowly beat the Blues 33–31 at the start of the 2023 season.[9] [10] She also scored her first Super Rugby try in the final round of the competition, her side lost to Chiefs Manawa 38–46.[11] She started in the grand final when Matatū defeated defending champions, Chiefs Manawa, to win their first title.[12] [13]
On 17 April 2023, Kelly was among 34 players who were given Black Ferns contracts in their build up toward the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[14] [15] In June, she was named in the Black Ferns 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.[16] [17] She made her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane.[18] [19] She later featured in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[20] [21] Rosie Play 4 test matches thus far for Black Ferns against Australia (2), USA, Canada
On 25 October 2024 it was announced Kelly will be joining Chiefs Manawa in 2025.[22]
On 9 July 2024, the Parramatta Eels announced that they had signed Kelly on a one-year contract for the 2024 National Rugby League Women's season.[23]