Emily Chancellor
Emily Chancellor in her international debut against New Zealand, August 2018
Date of birth (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birthSydney
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
SchoolSCEGGS Darlinghurst
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Harlequins (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 – present NSW Waratahs (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 – present  Australia 16 (0)

Emily Chancellor (born 20 August 1991) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays in the loose forwards for Australia internationally, and for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W competition. She competed for Australia at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup; she then joined Harlequins in the Premier 15s.

Rugby career

2018

Chancellor made her international debut for the Wallaroos on 18 August 2018 against New Zealand in a Bledisloe double header at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney.[1] She was named Wallaroos Player of Year in 2018.[2]

2022

Chancellor was named in the Australian squad for test matches against Fiji and Japan in May 2022.[3][4][5][6] She was then named in the squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[7][8] She started against the Black Ferns in the opening match of the Pacific Four series on 6 June.[9][10]

Chancellor also made the Wallaroos squad for the two-test series against the Black Ferns for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[11][12] She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[13][14] Following the World Cup, she joined English club, the Harlequins, in the Premier 15s.[15][16]

2023

Chancellor returned to the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series, and the O'Reilly Cup.[17]

References

  1. ^ Friend, Sarah (6 January 2019). "The missing prize of a breakout 2018 that is driving Emily Chancellor". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (4 April 2019). "Waratahs' lock Emily Chancellor on the 'cruel but kind' reality of Super W". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "15 Waratahs players named in Wallaroos team to face Fijiana". nsw.rugby. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Williamson, Nathan (4 May 2022). "Wallaroos name 11 debutants for opening Test of 2022 against Fijiana". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ Tucker, Jim (10 May 2022). "Wasteful Wallaroos beaten by huge Japanese defensive effort". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (9 May 2022). "Patu to make history as Wallaroos name squad for Japan Test". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ^ Burnes, Campbell (5 June 2022). "PREVIEW: Black Ferns v Wallaroos (Tauranga)". allblacks.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ Tucker, Jim (6 June 2022). "Brave Wallaroos give New Zealand a scare in the rain". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  13. ^ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  14. ^ Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Harlequins sign Australia flanker Chancellor". BBC Sport. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  16. ^ Blignault, Reuven (25 February 2023). "Self-described 'Energizer Bunny' Emily Chancellor makes her impression at Harlequins". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  17. ^ Williamson, Nathan (15 June 2023). "Wallaroos welcome back overseas stars for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

External links

Australia squad – 2021 Rugby World Cup
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