Chelsea Semple
| Date of birth | 7 November 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chelsea Semple (née Alley, born 7 November 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for the Black Ferns against England in July 2013.[1]
Biography
Semple was named in the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] She scored a try in the Black Ferns 121–0 trouncing of Hong Kong at the World Cup. She has also represented New Zealand in sevens.[3] Semple was part of the winning team of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series.[4]
In 2020 Semple was nominated for the Fiao'o Fa'amausili Medal for the Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year.[5] She was part of the Chiefs team that played the Blues in the first women's Super Rugby match in 2021.[6][7] She was then selected for the Black Ferns Autumn International tour of England and France. She featured in the Black Ferns historic 100th test match, England won 43–12.[8][9] Semple then faced France in her sides 7–29 loss at Castres.[10][11]
Semple signed with Chiefs Manawa for the inaugural 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[12][13] She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[14]
References
- ^ "Chelsea Alley aims to lead by example". Stuff.co.nz. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Chelsea Alley". Halo Sport. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns skipper Les Elder returns for Super Series decider against England". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Nominees announced for 2020 ASB Rugby Awards". allblacks.com. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Blues, Chiefs women's teams named for historic clash". NZ Herald. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Chiefs side named for inaugural Super Rugby Women clash". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Rendell, Sarah (5 November 2021). "Black Ferns Autumn Internationals Squad 2021". Rugby World. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (31 October 2021). "Red Roses secure record win over Black Ferns". Rugby World. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v France (Castres)". allblacks.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (21 November 2021). "Black Ferns better but still fall short against France". allblacks.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (6 November 2021). "Chiefs embrace favourites tag after naming star-studded Super Rugby Aupiki squad". Stuff. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Right up her Alley". www.nzrugbyworld.co.nz. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series". allblacks.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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