New Zealand rugby union player
Rugby player
Sylvia Brunt
Date of birth (2004-01-01 ) 1 January 2004 (age 20) Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Weight 84 kg (185 lb) School Mount Albert Grammar School
Logo-I-Pulotu Lemapu Atai'i "Sylvia" Brunt (born 1 January 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2021 Rugby World Cup . She also plays for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Rugby career
Brunt attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland .[ 1] [ 2] She plays for Ponsonby and for the Auckland Storm in the Farah Palmer Cup .[ 3]
2021–22
Brunt played for the Blues in the historic clash with the Chiefs in 2021.[ 4] She was named in the Blues team for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki .[ 5] [ 1]
Brunt was called in as a travelling reserve for the Black Ferns for the 2022 Pacific Four Series .[ 6] She made her international debut on 12 June 2022 against Canada in West Auckland .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] She was recalled into the team for the August Laurie O'Reilly Cup test series against Australia .[ 10] [ 11]
Brunt was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.[ 12] [ 13] She scored a brace of tries in the second pool game against Wales at the World Cup.[ 14] [ 15]
2023
On 17 April, Brunt was given a fulltime Black Ferns contract for the first time as New Zealand Rugby announced the 34-contracted-players for the year. Later in June, she was named in the Black Ferns squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup .[ 16] [ 17] In July, she started in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa .[ 18] [ 19]
References
^ a b Voerman, Andrew (30 April 2021). "Sweet six teens: Exciting youngsters handed starts for Blues women against Chiefs" . Stuff . Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ Tuiletufuga, Nanai Taofiga Laveitiga (4 January 2019). "Sylvia - A Manusina player in the making?" . Samoa Observer . Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ "11 Auckland Rugby players chosen to attend Black Ferns Development Camp" . www.sporty.co.nz . Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ Voerman, Andrew (28 April 2021). "Blues, Chiefs announce women's teams for historic Eden Park fixture" . Stuff . Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ "Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced" . Blues Rugby . 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022 .
^ "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns" . allblacks.com . 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ Burnes, Campbell (12 June 2022). "Black Ferns shut out Canada in Waitākere" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ "Black Ferns team named for second Pacific Four Test against Canada" . allblacks.com . 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ Burnes, Campbell (11 June 2022). "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Canada (Waitākere)" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series" . allblacks.com . 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^ Brown, Roger (15 August 2022). "2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule" " . thedailyrugby.com . Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
^ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup" . allblacks.com . 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022 .
^ "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named" . RNZ . 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022 .
^ Burnes, Campbell (16 October 2022). "Black Ferns safely into RWC quarterfinals" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ "Rugby World Cup: Black Ferns defeat Wales 56-12" . RNZ . 16 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ "First Black Ferns squad of 2023 named" . allblacks.com . 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023 .
^ "Nine rookies named in first Black Ferns squad of 2023" . NZ Herald . 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023 .
^ "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa" . Americas Rugby News . 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023 .
^ Burnes, Campbell (9 July 2023). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 9 July 2023 .
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