Rochelle Martin
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.jpg) Martin in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Firefighter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rochelle Lisa Martin MNZM (born 28 March 1973) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She represented New Zealand and Auckland. She was a member of the 1998, 2002 and 2006 champion sides.[1][2]
Martin made her international debut for the Black Ferns on 2 September 1994 against Australia at Sydney.[1] She was also part of the squads that won the Canada Cup in 1996 and 2005, and the 2004 Churchill Cup.[1] At the 1998 Rugby World Cup, she scored two tries against Germany in the Black Ferns record 134–6 victory.[3]
Martin works as a firefighter in Auckland.[4] Earlier in 2014 her home was burglarized and several of her rugby mementos were stolen.[5]
In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Martin was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby and Fire and Emergency New Zealand.[6][1]
