Emily Chancellor (born 20 August 1991) is an Australian

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player. She plays in the loose forwards for

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internationally, and for the

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in the

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competition. She competed for Australia at the delayed

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; she then joined Harlequins in the

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Rugby career

2018

Chancellor made her international debut for the Wallaroos on 18 August 2018 against

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in a Bledisloe double header at the

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. She was named Wallaroos Player of Year in 2018.

2022

Chancellor was named in the Australian squad for test matches against

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and

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in May 2022. She was then named in the squad for the

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. She started against the

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in the opening match of the

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on 6 June. Chancellor also made the Wallaroos squad for the two-test series against the

for the

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. She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in

. Following the World Cup, she joined English club, the Harlequins, in the

2023

Chancellor returned to the Wallaroos side for the

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, and the O'Reilly Cup.

2024

Chancellor ruptured her ACL in Round 1 of Super Rugby Women's in 2024 and spent the rest of the year rehabbing her injury.

2025

Chancellor made her return for the NSW Waratahs during the preseason fixtures and went on to play all games in the 2025 Super W season with the NSW Waratahs who claimed their 7th Championship title in April. Chancellor returned for the Wallaroos against Fijiana in Suva in May where she was named Vice Captain of the national side.

References

External links

Wallaroos Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chancellor, Emily Living people Australia women's international rugby union players Australian female rugby union players 1991 births Rugby union players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales