Cheryl Smith (rugby union)
.jpg) Smith in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Cheryl Moana Waaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 May 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheryl Moana Smith MNZM (née Waaka; born 12 May 1970) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and administrator and former player. She represented New Zealand and Auckland as a flanker or number 8.
Waaka made her international debut on 13 August 1997 against England at Burnham. She was part of the team that won the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cup's.[1]
In 2005, Waaka became the first woman in Northland to coach a senior men's club rugby team.[2]
In the 2023 New Year Honours, Smith was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ BBC Sport (25 May 2002). "Black Ferns too strong for England". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Tim Eves (The Northern Advocate) NZ Herald (9 June 2005). "Cheryl passes on her rugby knowledge to men's team". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2023". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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