Stacey Lene (born 10 May 1980) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Date of birth | 10 May 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Burwood, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editLene made her Black Ferns test debut against a World XVs side on 4 October 2003 at Auckland.[1] She played in the second test and made her first test try.[2]
Lene was selected in the Black Ferns team for the 2004 Women's Churchill Cup in Canada.[3] In a warm-up match against Canada, she scored two tries in the first half in her sides 32–5 win.[4][5] She featured in the 35–0 trouncing of the United States at Calgary.[6] She helped the Black Ferns win the tournament with their victory over England, she scored two tries; her third try was illegally stopped and was awarded as a penalty try.[7][8]
She made her last two appearances for the Black Ferns at the 2005 Canada Cup in Ottawa. She played the match against Scotland and scored her final try against hosts, Canada.[9][10] She was not considered for the final against Canada because she had to return home for family reasons.[11]
References
edit- ^ "NZ outplay World 15 women's rugby". NZ Herald. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs World XV". stats.allblacks.com. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Six new caps in Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Ferns beat Canada". NZ Herald. 9 June 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Canada". stats.allblacks.com. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs USA". stats.allblacks.com. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Black Ferns win Churchill Cup". NZ Herald. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 19 June 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Jane (29 June 2005). "New Zealand Rugby Museum - June 29 - 2005 Black Ferns start Canada Cup with a win". www.rugbymuseum.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns, Canadians make final". NZ Herald. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns looking for another cup in Canada". NZ Herald. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2024.