Georgia Ponsonby
New Zealand rugby union player (born 1999)
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Georgia Ponsonby (born 14 December 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represents New Zealand internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury provincially.
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| Born | 14 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rugby career
Ponsonby attended Feilding High School.[1] She made her debut for Manawatu in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2017. She received a scholarship and went to Lincoln University in Canterbury.[2] She played two seasons for Canterbury at Number 8 before switching to Hooker in 2020.[2]
In 2021, she was selected for the Black Ferns tour of England and France, but only played in the two test matches against France.[3][4] She made her Black Ferns test debut off the bench against France in Pau on 13 November.[5][6][7] She earned her second cap in the second test match against France.[8]
She signed with Matatū for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season in 2022.[9][10][11]
Ponsonby was selected for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[12] She made the team again for a two-test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup in August.[13][14] She was selected in the Black Ferns squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[15][16] She scored the first try against England in the World Cup final.[17][18]
In July 2023, she featured in the Black Ferns 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa.[19][20]
In July 2025, she was named in the Black Ferns side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[21][22]
In June 2025, it was announced that she would join Premiership Women's Rugby club Trailfinders Women from the 2025–26 season.[23]
