Melodie Bosman
| Date of birth | 26 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melodie Bosman (née Ngatai; born 25 June 1976) is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played internationally for New Zealand and provincially for Canterbury.
Bosman has represented several provincial sides; she first played 8 seasons for Waikato before playing for Auckland, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington.[1]
Bosman made her international debut for the Black Ferns on 8 June 2004 against Canada at Vancouver. She was part of two successful Rugby World Cup campaigns when the Black Ferns won the 2006 and 2010 tournaments.[1][2][3]
In 2013, Bosman played in the International Series against England winning all three games.[4][5][6] She was appointed as Head Coach of the Tasman Mako in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2020.[1][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mel Bosman appointed Tasman Mako FPC Coach". Tasman Mako. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "World Cup Windback: 2006 Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". NZ Herald. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Field, Katie (12 July 2013). "England Women's tour of New Zealand: The Clash of the Titans". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Women's international rugby preview: Black Ferns v England Women". Sky Sports. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns clinch series victory". PlanetRugby. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Tasman Mako FPC: PREVIEW 2020". Provincial Rugby. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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