Date of birth | 26 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melodie Bosman (née Ngatai; born 25 June 1976) is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played internationally for New Zealand and provincially for Canterbury.
Bosman has represented several provincial sides; she first played 8 seasons for Waikato before playing for Auckland, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington.[1]
Bosman made her international debut for the Black Ferns on 8 June 2004 against Canada at Vancouver. She was part of two successful Rugby World Cup campaigns when the Black Ferns won the 2006 and 2010 tournaments.[1][2][3]
In 2013, Bosman played in the International Series against England winning all three games.[4][5][6] She was appointed as Head Coach of the Tasman Mako in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2020.[1][7]