Chelsea Bremner
| Date of birth | 11 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chelsea Bremner (born 11 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut on 14 November 2020 against the New Zealand Barbarians at Waitakere. She earned her second cap in the second match against the Barbarians at Nelson.[1][2]
Career
Bremner is a school teacher at Hornby Primary School, she also coaches the boys' rugby team.[3][4]
Bremner began her sporting career in netball, she only took up rugby in 2015. In 2019, she was named the Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year.[3] She was named in the New Zealand Development XV for the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship in Fiji, she played in all three games.[5] She and her younger sister, Alana have both played 50 games for Lincoln University in 2020.[6][7] She was part of the Canterbury team that won their fourth consecutive Farah Palmer Cup title in 2020.[8][9]
On November 2021, Bremner signed with Matatū for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Six debutants named in Black Ferns side to take on New Zealand Barbarians". www.rugbypass.com. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Powell, Jennie (2020-11-12). "Teams named for Black Ferns v NZ Barbarians". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b Caldwell, Olivia (2019-10-18). "Farah Palmer Cup: Chelsea Bremner, the country girl from Little River juggling rugby, school and sheep". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Page, Jacob (2020-04-20). "Bremner brimming with confidence". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Black Ferns Development XV named for Oceania Championship". allblacks.com. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Proud as punch as younger sister gets set to earn 50th cap for Canterbury". www.canterburyrugby.co.nz. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Dermody, Jessica (2020-07-31). "Sister duo tackles 100 club games". METRONEWS. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Canterbury secure fourth consecutive Farah Palmer Cup title". allblacks.com. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (2020-10-31). "Canterbury score on fulltime to win fourth straight Farah Palmer Cup final". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Matatū confirm their inaugural 2022 squad". Crusaders Rugby. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Super Rugby Aupiki women's franchises confirm squads". NZ Sports Wire. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-02-07.