| Date of birth | 2 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruth McKay (born 2 August 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays Prop for New Zealand and Manawatu. She was a member of the 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squad. She also competed in the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France.
Rugby career
[edit]McKay attended Taihape College where she began playing rugby as a third-former.[1] She first played for Manawatu in 2003, she was still a seventh-former student at Whanganui Girls' College.[2]
McKay made her international debut for New Zealand on 16 October 2007 against Australia at Wanganui.[3][4] She made her second appearance for the side in Porirua.[5] She faced the Wallaroos again a year later in the 2008 Laurie O'Reilly Cup at Canberra.[6] She played in both test matches.[7][8]
In 2009, she was named in the Black Ferns side that toured England in November.[9]
McKay was a member of the 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squad.[1][10] She started in their opening match of the World Cup against South Africa.[11][12] She also competed against Australia, Wales and France. She started in the World Cup final against England where the Black Ferns claimed their fourth title.[13][14]
In 2012, she was selected for the Black Ferns squad that toured England for a three-test series in November. She featured in every game which England eventually won to claim the series.[15][16]
In 2013, she was in the Black Ferns squad that took on England again in their July tour of New Zealand.[17] The first test took place in Auckland which her side won despite some defensive dominance from England.[18] She started in the second test in which they clinched the series with a narrow margin at Hamilton.[19][20] She came of the bench in the final game as her side secured the series 3–0 with an emphatic 29–8 win.[21]
She played in the Black Ferns side that competed in an international women's rugby series in Rotorua in June 2014.[22] The fixture included matches against Australia, Canada and Samoa.[22] She started in the final game of the series against Canada at Whakatāne.[23][24]
McKay made the selection for her final World Cup appearance at the 2014 tournament in France. She started in the opening match against Kazakhstan.[25] She then featured in the pool game where Ireland stunned the Black Ferns with their first defeat in a World Cup since their 1991 semi-final loss to the United States.[26][27] She played her last international game in her sides fifth place playoff against the Eagles.[28]
McKay is a shepherd in Hunterville, New Zealand.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Millmow, Jonathan (11 August 2010). "From wop-wops to World Cup for Black Fern". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Farm work helps with fitness". www.stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b Richardson, Daniel (13 August 2010). "Black Ferns ready for battle". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Black Ferns side named". ESPN.com. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Australia". stats.allblacks.com. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Five new caps for Black Ferns". Otago Daily Times Online News. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Australia". stats.allblacks.com. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Australia". stats.allblacks.com. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad named". Scrum Queens. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Smith, Jared (2 June 2023). "Whanganui club rugby: Women prepare for semifinals". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Black Ferns side named for opener". NZ Herald. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs South Africa". stats.allblacks.com. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Jenkins, Graham (5 September 2010). "Black Ferns edge out England for World Cup glory". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Young, Wendy (24 November 2012). "England shade first test". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Standley, James (1 December 2012). "England women 32-23 New Zealand". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Field, Katie (12 July 2013). "England Women's tour of New Zealand: The Clash of the Titans". Rugby World. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns triumph in historic match". www.world.rugby. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns clinch series victory". Planet Rugby. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs England". stats.allblacks.com. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "New Black Ferns face Australia". RNZ. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns in action in Whakatane". www.sunlive.co.nz. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Canada". stats.allblacks.com. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Donnelly, Alison (31 July 2014). "World Cup: Round One Previews". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: Ireland stun New Zealand". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup Preview: New Zealand v Ireland". Irish Rugby. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs USA". stats.allblacks.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.