Emma Jensen

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Emma Jensen
Birth nameEmma Marie Jensen
Date of birth (1977-11-25) 25 November 1977 (age 46)
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Auckland
Hawke's Bay
Waikato
50 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2015 New Zealand 49 (58)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Spain Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2006 Canada Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2010 England Team competition

Emma Jensen (born 25 November 1977) is rugby union player for New Zealand and Auckland. She was a member of three successful Rugby World Cup campaigns in 2002, 2006, and 2010.

Jensen scored 20 points in her sides semifinal win against France at the 2006 Rugby World Cup.[1]

Jensen was named in the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[2][3] In 2015, she made the squad to tour Canada for the inaugural Women's Rugby Super Series.[4] Between 2002 and 2015, she made 49 test appearances for the Black Ferns.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "World Cup Windback: 2006 Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Stuff.co.nz (2 July 2014). "Black Ferns name squad for 2014 World Cup". Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. ^ AllBlacks.com (2 July 2014). "Black Ferns squad named for Women's Rugby World Cup 2014". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Black Ferns squad to tour Canada named". ALLBLACKS.COM. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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