Cherrie Blyde
| Date of birth | 14 December 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hāwera, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cherrie Blyde (née Sutton; born 14 December 1966) is a New Zealand rugby union administrator and former player.
Rugby career[edit]
Blyde grew up in Normanby in south Taranaki.[1] She converted to rugby after missing out on Taranaki's netball team in 1989.[2][3]
Blyde made only one appearance for the Black Ferns on 30 August 1992, it was against an Auckland XV's side at Auckland.[4] It was the first official women's game organised, sanctioned and paid for by the then, NZRFU.[4]
Blyde transitioned into coaching to assist her twin boys.[5] She had a stint as a Secondary Schools liaison officer for Taranaki Rugby between 2013 and 2016.[4][5]
In 2022, she became Taranaki's first female president in its 136-year history, she previously served as vice-president for the union.[2][5]
She is the mother of Black Ferns sevens star, Michaela Blyde.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mum's the Word". Rugby News. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b Jackson, Andy (2024-06-18). "Local Focus: Cherry smashes rugby's glass ceiling". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Taranaki Rugby celebrate 30 years of women's rugby". www.trfu.co.nz. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c Johannsen, Dana (2022-03-06). "Generation game: The wildly different experiences of mother-daughter Black Ferns Cherry and Michaela Blyde". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c Johnston, Will (2022-05-26). "Cherry Blyde becomes first female president of Taranaki Rugby in its 136-year history". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Binner, Andrew (27 January 2023). "New Zealand rugby sevens star Michaela Blyde: "Nearly every visualisation that I've put in my head has happened"". Olympics.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Shepard, Kit (2022-06-20). "Michaela Blyde: Ten things to know about the New Zealand Sevens back". Rugby World. Retrieved 2024-06-18.