Stacey Lene Explained

Birth Place:Burwood, New Zealand
Height:1.68 m
Weight:72 kg
Ru Position:Utility Back
Amatteam1:Belfast
Amatpoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:2008
Ru Province1:Canterbury
Ru Provinceapps1:7
Ru Provincepoints1:5
Repyears1:2003–2005
Repcaps1:7
Reppoints1:35

Stacey Lene (born 10 May 1980) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Rugby career

Lene made her Black Ferns test debut against a World XVs side on 4 October 2003 at Auckland.[1] She played in the second test and made her first test try.[2]

Lene was selected in the Black Ferns team for the 2004 Women's Churchill Cup in Canada.[3] In a warm-up match against Canada, she scored two tries in the first half in her sides 32–5 win.[4] [5] She featured in the 35–0 trouncing of the United States at Calgary.[6] She helped the Black Ferns win the tournament with their victory over England, she scored two tries; her third try was illegally stopped and was awarded as a penalty try.[7] [8]

She made her last two appearances for the Black Ferns at the 2005 Canada Cup in Ottawa. She played the match against Scotland and scored her final try against hosts, Canada.[9] [10] She was not considered for the final against Canada because she had to return home for family reasons.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 October 2003 . NZ outplay World 15 women's rugby . 6 July 2024 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: 11 October 2003 . Black Ferns vs World XV . 6 July 2024 . stats.allblacks.com.
  3. Web site: 25 May 2004 . Rugby: Six new caps in Black Ferns . 6 July 2024 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  4. Web site: 9 June 2004 . Rugby: Ferns beat Canada . 6 July 2024 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: 8 June 2004 . Black Ferns vs Canada . 6 July 2024 . stats.allblacks.com.
  6. Web site: 13 June 2004 . Black Ferns vs USA . 6 July 2024 . stats.allblacks.com.
  7. Web site: 20 June 2004 . Rugby: Black Ferns win Churchill Cup . 6 July 2024 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: 19 June 2004 . Black Ferns vs England . 6 July 2024 . stats.allblacks.com.
  9. Web site: Bailey . Jane . 29 June 2005 . New Zealand Rugby Museum - June 29 - 2005 Black Ferns start Canada Cup with a win . 6 July 2024 . www.rugbymuseum.co.nz . en-US.
  10. Web site: 7 July 2005 . Black Ferns, Canadians make final . 6 July 2024 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  11. Web site: 8 July 2005 . Black Ferns looking for another cup in Canada . 6 July 2024 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.