Kerri Louise Ferris
| Date of birth | 9 January 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Woden Valley High School, Narrabundah College | ||||||||||||||||
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Kerri Louise Ferris (born 9 January 1970) is a former Australian rugby union player. She made her test debut for Australia in 1994 against the Black Ferns in Sydney.[1][2] She competed at the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cup's.[1][3]
Ferris was born in Gisborne, New Zealand. Her family moved to Australia when she was ten.[2] She made 13 test appearances for the Wallaroos between 1994 and 2002.[1] Her last test match was in the 2002 World Cup in Spain, it was against Scotland in Girona.[1]
In 2022, Ferris was appointed as the Kariong Wanderers head coach, making her the first female rugby union head coach in the region.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Kerri Louise Ferris". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Collins, Terry (5 February 2022). "Kariong Wanderers appoint female head coach in a first for the region". Central Coast News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Rugby: Palmer to reach milestone against Australia". NZ Herald. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2023.