Kendra Reynolds (born January 25, 1993) is a New Zealand

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player. She plays

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for

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and was a member of their champion

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squad. She also plays for

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in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Rugby career

2019–2021

Reynolds played for the New Zealand Development XV at the

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in Fiji. She made her provincial debut for Waikato in 2012, before moving to Bay of Plenty in 2014 and playing for the Volcanix. Reynolds made her test debut for the Black Ferns against

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in 2021.

2022

Reynolds was named in the

squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season for 2022. She was announced as vice-captain along with

Kendra Cocksedge Kendra Margaret Cocksedge (born 1 July 1988) is a retired New Zealand Rugby union, Rugby Union player and Cricket, Cricketer. She played for the New Zealand Women's national rugby union side, the Black Ferns and for the Canterbury representative ...

. Reynolds was named in the Black Ferns squad for the

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. She scored her first international try against the

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in the Pacific series. She was reselected for the squad for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. Reynolds was selected for the Black Ferns

32-player squad.

2023

Reynolds was part of

's team that won their first Super Rugby Aupiki title after defeating Chiefs Manawa in the final. On 17 April, she received a fulltime Black Ferns contract for the first time as New Zealand Rugby announced the 34-contracted-players for the year. In July, she featured 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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