Annaleah Rush

Annaleah Rush (born 15 April 1976) is a former female rugby union player for the Black Ferns.

Annaleah Rush
Date of birth (1976-04-15) 15 April 1976
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2002  New Zealand 20 (152)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 NetherlandsTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2002 SpainTeam competition

Biography

Rush represented New Zealand at the 1998 and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team, who took part in the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens.[1][2] She also played in the 2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournament which New Zealand eventually won.[3]

Rush was also part of the squad that lost to England 22–17 in 2001 after ten years of being undefeated.[4]

She is the sister of former All Black and Blues Number Eight Xavier Rush.[5][6] She also won the Women's Player of the Year award in 2001.[7]

References
  1. "2000 New Zealand Women's sevens team - Where Are They Now?". All Blacks. 17 April 2020.
  2. "Looking back: Black Ferns Sevens in Hong Kong (2000)". allblacks.com. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ESPN Scrum (6 March 2001). "Richards to lead New Zealand women at Hong Kong sevens". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. Huw Turner (ESPN Scrum) (16 June 2001). "English women shatter New Zealand Black Ferns". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. New Zealand Herald (13 March 2002). "Impaled man thanks saviours". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. Dale Hartle (2014). "Ambrose Benedict Bonaventure Rush, 1872-1932". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. ESPN Scrum (5 December 2001). "Blackadder takes top New Zealand honour". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2014.


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