Shirndré-Lee Edoline Simmons (born 3 July 2000) is a South African

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player for the South African national team.

Personal life

She attended St. Michael's School, in Bloemfontein and are is graduated from

University of the Free State The University of the Free State (; Sotho language, Sesotho: ''Yunivesithi ya Freistata'') is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State (province), Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It wa ...

as Bachelor of Business Administration in 2022.

Career

Under–21

Simmons made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2016, at the Junior Africa Cup in

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. After gaining qualification to the FIH Junior World Cup, she went on to represent the team at the tournament in

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National team

Simmons participated at the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations and the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. Shortly after this announcement, she was also named in the squad for the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmon, Shirndré-Lee 2000 births Living people South African female field hockey players University of the Free State alumni 21st-century South African sportswomen Sportspeople from Welkom