Annaleah Rush

Annaleah Rush
Date of birth (1976-04-15) 15 April 1976 (age 48)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Marist (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1999 Otago 22 (0)
2000–2001 Auckland 14 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2002  New Zealand 20 (152)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2000–2001  New Zealand
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2002 Spain Team competition

Annaleah Bodle (née Rush; born 15 April 1976) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She was a member of New Zealand's Champion 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cup squads.

Rugby career[edit]

XVs[edit]

Rush played for the Black Ferns from 1996 to 2002.[1] She made her test debut on 8 September 1996 against Canada at St Albert. She also competed against the United States and France who were also participants of the Canada Cup. In 1997, She played against England and, the Wallaroos.

She was part of the New Zealand side that won their first Rugby World Cup title in 1998 in the Netherlands.[2][3] She scored two tries in the semi-final against England to help her side reach the final.[4][5] She was the tournament's topscorer.[6]

Rush appeared in the Triangular '99 tournament that was hosted by New Zealand which featured Canada and the United States. She also played Canada and England in the 2000 Canada Cup.

In 2001, She was selected in the Black Ferns squad that played England in two test matches in June.[7] Her side won the first test with a narrow margin of five points.[8][9] After ten years of being undefeated, they lost the second game 22–17 at Albany.[10]

She won a second title with the Black Ferns in Spain at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup.[11] The final against England was her last international appearance for New Zealand.

Sevens[edit]

She was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team, who took part in the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens.[12][13] She also played in the 2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournament which New Zealand eventually won.[14][15]

Coaching[edit]

In 2023, She coached the Cambridge High School’s 1st XV girls’ rugby team to win their Under-17 grade and claim the Vanessa Cootes Cup.[16] She had been coaching the school's rugby for seven years.[16]

Personal life[edit]

She is the sister of former All Black and Blues Number Eight Xavier Rush.[17][18] She also won the Women's Player of the Year award in 2001.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cowley-Ross, Sarah (9 November 2022). "After the World Cup's final whistle". Newsroom. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 106". Otago Daily Times Online News. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wales (WXV 1)". allblacks.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Black Ferns and England: A "love-hate relationship"". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2021 final one year to go: How the previous tournaments were won". www.women.rugby. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Rugby World Cup: History". Newshub. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Turner, Huw (23 May 2001). "NZ Black Ferns' squad named for English tests". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Black Ferns look for big forward effort against England". ESPN scrum. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Rutherford, Jenni (20 June 2001). "Suasua wants Black Ferns to stop errors". NZ Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Turner, Huw (16 June 2001). "English women shatter New Zealand Black Ferns". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Steven (2 September 2018). "LIST: Pairs of Female and Male rugby players who are related - Page 5 of 6". Ruck. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "2000 New Zealand Women's sevens team - Where Are They Now?". All Blacks. 17 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Looking back: Black Ferns Sevens in Hong Kong (2000)". allblacks.com. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. ^ ESPN Scrum (6 March 2001). "Richards to lead New Zealand women at Hong Kong sevens". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  15. ^ Julian, Adam (27 March 2023). "Black Ferns captain Hirini can't wait for the opportunity to play in Hong Kong". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b Bell-Jenkins, Steph (19 August 2023). "First XV's sizzling win". Cambridge News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ New Zealand Herald (13 March 2002). "Impaled man thanks saviours". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  18. ^ Dale Hartle (2014). "Ambrose Benedict Bonaventure Rush, 1872-1932". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  19. ^ ESPN Scrum (5 December 2001). "Blackadder takes top New Zealand honour". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2014.


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