Georgia Ponsonby (born 14 December 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represents New Zealand internationally and was a member of their

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champion squad. She also plays for

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in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury provincially.

Rugby career

Ponsonby attended Feilding High School. She made her debut for Manawatu in the

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in 2017. She received a scholarship and went to Lincoln University in Canterbury. She played two seasons for Canterbury at Number 8 before switching to

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in 2020.

2021

Ponsonby was selected for the Black Ferns tour of England and France, but only played in the two test matches against France. She made her Black Ferns test debut off the bench against France in Pau on 13 November. She earned her second cap in the second test match against France. Ponsonby signed with

for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season in 2022.

2022

Ponsonby was selected for the Black Ferns squad for the

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. She made the team again for a two-test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup in August. She was selected in the Black Ferns squad for the delayed

. She scored the first try against England in the World Cup final.

2023

In July, she featured in the Black Ferns 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in

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References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
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