Kennedy Simon

Kennedy Simon (born 1 October 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She is a loose forward and plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Waikato provincially.

For the American athlete, see Kennedy Simon (sprinter).

Kennedy Simon
Kennedy Simon in 2022
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022–Present Chiefs Manawa 2 (10)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–Present New Zealand 13 (5)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 New ZealandTeam competition

Rugby career

2013 & 2019

Simon made her provincial debut for Waikato in 2013 against Otago Spirit. She made her test debut for the New Zealand women's national side, the Black Ferns, against the United States in 2019.[1][2]

2020

In 2020, Simon was awarded the international and Farah Palmer Cup player of the year by the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association at the New Zealand Rugby awards.[3][4]

2021

Simon was part of the inaugural Chiefs Manawa side that played in the first women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand at Eden Park in 2021.[5]

2022

Simon was named in the Black Ferns squad for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[6][7] She made the Black Ferns 32-player squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[8][9]

References
  1. "Eagles, Black Ferns Set To Face Off In Super Series - FloRugby". www.florugby.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. "Black Ferns to play USA in Super Series named". RUGBY HEARTLAND. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. "Black Ferns flanker Kennedy Simon does the double at rugby players' annual awards". Fiji Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. "Black Ferns flanker Kennedy Simon does the double at rugby players' annual awards". Stuff. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. "Women's Super Rugby Preview: Blues v Chiefs (2021)". superrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. Brown, Roger (15 August 2022). "2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule"". thedailyrugby.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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