Kelly Brazier

EVENT: Women’s Rugby 7’s

Kelly Brazier is one of the most accomplished players in the history of the game. 

She began her career as a teen in Otago, debuting for the Black Ferns in 2009, and becoming a full-time professional sevens player in 2014. 

She has gone on to win four World Cup titles – two each in XVs and sevens, a Commonwealth Games gold and bronze, an Olympic gold and silver medal. She has been part of six World Series winning Black Ferns sevens squads. 

In a dramatic Commonwealth Games final at Gold Coast 2018, Brazier scored an 80-metre run away in extra time to claim the gold medal for the Black Ferns Sevens.