Chelsea Bremner (born 11 April 1995) is a New Zealand

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player. She plays for the

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internationally and was a member of their

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champion squad. She previously played for Matatū in 2022, but now plays for the

Chiefs Manawa The Chiefs Manawa (officially called the Waitomo Chiefs Manawa for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Chiefs Manawa won t ...

in the

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competition. She represents

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at a provincial level.

Personal life

Bremner is a school teacher at Hornby High School, she also coaches the boys' rugby team. She began her sporting career in

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, and only took up rugby in 2015.

Rugby career

2019

In 2019, she was named the

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Player of the Year. She was named in the New Zealand Development XV for the

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, where she played in all three games.

2020

Bremner and her younger sister, Alana have both played 50 games for Lincoln University in 2020. She was part of the

team that won their fourth consecutive

title in 2020. Bremner made her

debut on 14 November 2020 against the

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at Waitakere. She earned her second cap in the second match against the Barbarians at

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2021–2022

In November 2021, Bremner signed with Matatū for the inaugural season of

. Bremner was named in the Black Ferns squad for the

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. She made her international debut against

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on 6 June 2022 at

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. She made the team again for a two-test series against the

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for the

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in August. Bremner was selected for the Black Ferns

32-player squad. She scored the opening try against

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in their second pool game.

2023

In 2023, She transferred from Matatū and signed with the

for the second year of the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She scored her first try on her debut for Chiefs Manawa in their first round victory over

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. Bremner was named among the 34 contracted players for the Black Ferns as they prepare for the 2025 Rugby World Cup that is expected to be held in

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References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
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