Alana Bremner (born 10 February 1997) is a New Zealand

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player. She plays for

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in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for

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provincially. She also represents

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internationally and was a member of their

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champion squad.

Rugby career

2020

Bremner had a breakthrough season in 2020, she led her side to their fourth consecutive

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title and was the leading try scorer for the season with eight tries. Bremner was the first woman to play 50 matches for Lincoln University, and earned 50 caps for

. She played three matches for the New Zealand Development side at the

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. In 2020, she captained the New Zealand Barbarians in the two-match series against the Black Ferns. Her older sister, Chelsea, made her Black Ferns debut in the first match.

2021–22

Bremner was named in the Black Ferns squad for the European tour of

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and

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in 2021. She made her international debut against

on 31 October 2021 at

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, it was the Black Ferns 100th test match. She also scored her first Test try in the match. She also played in the second test match against

. At the end of 2021, Bremner was selected for

for the inaugural

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. Bremner and her sister, Chelsea, were named in the Black Ferns squad for the

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. She scored a try in the first match against the Wallaroos. She was recalled into the team for the August two-test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. Bremner was selected for the Black Ferns

32-player squad. She scored a try against

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in the quarterfinals. She was a part of the Black Ferns team that were crowned champions for the sixth time.

2023

Bremner re-signed with Matatū for the 2023 season. She was part of

's team that won their first Super Rugby Aupiki title after defeating Chiefs Manawa in the final. On 17 April, she was one of 34 players who received Black Ferns contracts. In July, she was in the starting line up in her sides 21–52 victory over

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at the Pacific Four Series in

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References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
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