BRAZIER Kelly

Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.73/5'8''

Place of birth: DUNEDIN

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : TAURANGA

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Women NZL New Zealand	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W06 NZL New Zealand 29 KEN Kenya 7	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W11 NZL New Zealand 26 GBR Great Britain 21	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W18 NZL New Zealand 33 ROC ROC 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #W21 NZL New Zealand 36 ROC ROC 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Semi-final #W30 NZL New Zealand 22 FIJ Fiji 17	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Gold Medal Match #W34 NZL New Zealand 26 FRA France 12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA
1	Women	2013	Moscow, RUS

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020
1	Women	2019
1	Women	2016/2017
2	Women	2018

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
2	Women	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
3	Women	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Langford, BC, CAN
1	Women	2018	Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
1	Women	2018	Dubai, UAE
1	Women	2016	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Paris, FRA
2	Women	2019	Biarritz, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Kitakyushu, JPN
1	Women	2017	Kitakyushu, JPN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Glendale, CO, USA
1	Women	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
3	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA

Occupation:

Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NZL

Wife Tahlia, son Oakley [2020]

Languages spoken:

Allan Bunting [national], NZL; Cory Sweeney [national], NZL

Position style:

Back (sports.yahoo.com, 07 Aug 2016)

Other sports:

She has played rugby union [15-a-side] for New Zealand and won the World Cup in 2010 and 2017. She has also represented New Zealand in touch rugby. (allblacks.com, 20 Jul 2016; bbc.co.uk, 26 Aug 2017)

2013 for New Zealand (allblacks.com, 20 Jul 2016)

In December 2018 she suffered a calf tear and was sidelined until May 2019. (stuff.co.nz, 17 Apr 2019)

She was out for six months from late 2013 to April 2014 after hip surgery to resolve a groin problem. (odt.co.nz, 29 Apr 2014)

In September 2008 she broke her collarbone. At the time she was also recovering from a knee injury. (odt.co.nz, 11 Sep 2008)

She began playing rugby at age five. (women.rugby, 24 Jan 2020)

She began playing the sport with her brother Tony and his friends. "I was the annoying little sister who followed him everywhere. I was always really little growing up, and obviously my brother and his friends would all pick out the girl and run straight at her. I had to learn pretty quick. But I remember I gave a couple of his friends a bleeding nose once or twice, so I think I held my own." (sunlive.co.nz, 20 Jan 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (women.rugby, 24 Jan 2020)

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, New Zealand rugby union [15-a-side] player Dan Carter. (allblacks.com, 20 Jul 2016)

Coach Brent Lucas. (allblacks.com, 20 Jul 2016)

In 2013 she was named Women's Player of the Year by New Zealand Rugby. (allblacks.com, 01 Jan 2014)

In 2009 and 2010 she was named Best Sportsperson by the Otago Institute of Sport in New Zealand. (odt.co.nz, 23 Oct 2010)

General Interest

General
COACHING
She says after she retires from competitive rugby she plans to stay involved in the sport as a coach. She has a personal training qualification, has coached U18 teams in New Zealand, and has spent time in Japan coaching children. "I definitely have that tactical way of thinking. Rugby has given me so much, and it is definitely of interest to try and get back into that environment, and give back to a sport that has given me so much. Whether it is development or coaching younger girls, I would love to be a part of it. It is not just a sport to me, it is a life, it teaches you to be a better person, it teaches good character." (women.rugby, 24 Jan 2020; odt.co.nz, 01 Jul 2010; stuff.co.nz, 17 Apr 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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