Michaela Blyde

Michaela Blyde (born 29 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.

Michaela Blyde
Date of birth (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, utility back
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013– New Zealand
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
2018 San FranciscoTeam competition

Blyde debuted for New Zealand as a 17-year-old in the 2013 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship.[1]

She was the top try scorer of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and was named 2017 World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.[2][3] In 2018, Blyde was named World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year for the second year running.[4]

Personal life

Blyde is in a relationship with Waikato Chiefs prop Aidan Ross.[5] Her younger brother, Liam Blyde also plays rugby as a developmental trialist for the men's Sevens team.[6]

Achievements and honours
  • 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team[7]
  • 2017, World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year [8]
  • 2018, World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year[8]
  • 2019, Sydney Sevens performance tracker player of the round[9]

References
  1. "Taranaki's Michaela Blyde in Sevens heaven". Stuff.co.nz. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Michaela Blyde reaches her goals and some". Stuff.co.nz. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "New Zealand dominates World Rugby Awards". Radio New Zealand. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. "World Rugby Awards: Michaela Blyde best sevens player for second successive year". Stuff.co.nz. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. "Black Ferns' Michaela Blyde in tears after partner Aidan Ross' season-ending injury". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. "Sevens rugby runs in the family for All Blacks hopeful Liam Blyde". Newshub. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  8. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. worldrugby.org. "DHL Performance Tracker - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series | worldrugby.org/sevens-series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 13 May 2019.


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