Chelsea Bremner

Chelsea Bremner (born 11 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut on 14 November 2020 against the New Zealand Barbarians at Waitakere. She earned her second cap in the second match against the Barbarians at Nelson.[1][2]

Chelsea Bremner
Date of birth (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Matatū (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Canterbury 50 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–  New Zealand 2 (0)

Career

Bremner is a school teacher at Hornby Primary School, she also coaches the boys' rugby team.[3][4]

Bremner began her sporting career in netball, she only took up rugby in 2015. In 2019, she was named the Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year.[3] She was named in the New Zealand Development XV for the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship in Fiji, she played in all three games.[5] She and her younger sister, Alana have both played 50 games for Lincoln University in 2020.[6][7] She was part of the Canterbury team that won their fourth consecutive Farah Palmer Cup title in 2020.[8][9]

In November 2021, Bremner signed with Matatū for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[10][11]

References
  1. "Six debutants named in Black Ferns side to take on New Zealand Barbarians". www.rugbypass.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. Powell, Jennie (12 November 2020). "Teams named for Black Ferns v NZ Barbarians". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. Caldwell, Olivia (18 October 2019). "Farah Palmer Cup: Chelsea Bremner, the country girl from Little River juggling rugby, school and sheep". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. Page, Jacob (20 April 2020). "Bremner brimming with confidence". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "Black Ferns Development XV named for Oceania Championship". allblacks.com. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. "Proud as punch as younger sister gets set to earn 50th cap for Canterbury". www.canterburyrugby.co.nz. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. Dermody, Jessica (31 July 2020). "Sister duo tackles 100 club games". METRONEWS. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. "Canterbury secure fourth consecutive Farah Palmer Cup title". allblacks.com. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. Rollo, Phillip (31 October 2020). "Canterbury score on fulltime to win fourth straight Farah Palmer Cup final". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. "Matatū confirm their inaugural 2022 squad". Crusaders Rugby. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. "Super Rugby Aupiki women's franchises confirm squads". NZ Sports Wire. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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