Black Ferns star Kelly Brazier ‘I’M LIVING MY BEST LIFE’
When Black Ferns star Kelly Brazier was a young girl, she had two big dreams – to play for the All Blacks and win gold at the Olympic Games.
However, as a female, she figured she’d never pull on a black jersey to represent Aotearoa in rugby. “It wasn’t until I was about 10 that I realised there was a Black Ferns team!” she laughs. “From then on, I wanted to make that team. I followed every game, watching late in the night while pretending I was asleep.”
At just 20, Kelly debuted for the Black Ferns in 2009, going on to win four World Cup titles. She scooped up a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and scored the winning try in extra time to take gold at the Commonwealth
