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Kelsie Thwaites

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Kelsie Thwaites
Date of birth (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 32)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–Present Bay of Plenty 28 (10)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2023 Chiefs Manawa 6 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–PresentFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 (0)
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Open

Kelsie Thwaites (née Wills; born 8 January 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She previously represented New Zealand in beach volleyball before switching to rugby. [1]

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Volleyball career

Thwaites completed an indoor volleyball scholarship in the United States, and played professionally in Paris. [1]

Thwaites and playing partner Shaunna Polley represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] They were the nation's first women's beach volleyball team to compete at the Games. [2] [3] The pair won a bronze medal at the Ulsan Open in South Korea on the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. [3]

Rugby career

Thwaites made a switch to rugby union in 2019. [1] She made the Bay of Plenty Volcanix squad in her debut year for the Farah Palmer Cup. [4] [5] She wore the black jersey for the first time in two non-test matches against the NZ Barbarians in 2020. [2] She made her international debut for the Black Ferns against England on 31 October 2021 at Exeter. [6] [2]

Thwaites was named in the Chiefs Manawa squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Macfarlane, Kristin (13 April 2019). "Why Kelsie Wills is focusing on rugby in 2019". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Chapman, Grant; Chapman, Alex (30 October 2021). "Black Ferns v England: Nine debutants named for 100th test, World Cup final rematch". Newshub . Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "First NZ women's beach volleyball team to compete at Commonwealth Games". Stuff . 11 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Standley, Ashley (3 September 2020). "Kiwi beach volleyball star Kelsie Wills' rugby switch pays off". Stuff . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Black Ferns v England: Nine debutants named for 100th test, World Cup final rematch". Newshub . Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Black Ferns name four debutants in starting XV for historic test". Otago Daily Times . 30 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa Squad Announced". Chiefs. 21 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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