Erin Rush
| Date of birth | 15 January 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erin Rush (born 15 January 1970) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Rugby career[edit]
Rush played club rugby for Wellington Axemen, she also spent four seasons with Old Boys University and played more than 50 games.[1][2] She played over 100 games for Wellington.[3][2]
She was part of the Black Ferns team that played a World XV's side in Auckland and Whangārei in 2003.[2][4]
Administration career[edit]
She served as Chair of the Centurions Rugby Club.[5] She was also a Citing commissioner for New Zealand Rugby and World Rugby.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Rush and her husband, Nigel Solomon, have two children and run a Harcourts real estate business.[1] Her son, Stanley Solomon, represented New Zealand in the 2024 U20 Rugby Championship.[6][7]
Her brother, Sean Rush, was a Wellington City councillor.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Goat Profile # 3 – Erin Rush". OBU Rugby. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "New Trophies Announced for Women's Rugby". www.wrfu.co.nz. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Erin Rush | Harcourts Team Group | Harcourts New Zealand". harcourts.net. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rugby: Six new caps named in Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Crimp, Lauren (2022-05-24). "She played rugby with the boys, but now Milly Mackey is bringing the game to the girls". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Julian, Adam (2024-05-03). "Stalemate on the Sunshine Coast for NZ U20". www.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Julian, Adam (2024-05-14). "New Zealand's newest try-scoring ace emerges in U20 championship". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ George, Damian (2021-07-10). "'We need to get over ourselves': Wellington City councillor Sean Rush still hopes for unity around council table". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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