Kendra Reynolds (born January 25, 1993) is a New Zealand

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player. She plays

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for

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and was a member of their champion

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squad. She also plays for

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in the

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competition.

Rugby career

2019–2021

Reynolds played for the New Zealand Development XV at the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship in Fiji. She made her provincial debut for

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in 2012, before moving to

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in 2014 and playing for the Volcanix. Reynolds made her test debut for the

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against

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in 2021.

2022

Reynolds was named in the

squad for the inaugural

season for 2022. She was announced as vice-captain along with

Kendra Cocksedge Kendra Margaret Cocksedge (born 1 July 1988) is a retired New Zealand Rugby Union player and Cricketer. She played for the New Zealand Women's national rugby union side, the Black Ferns and for the Canterbury provincial side. She was a member of ...

. Reynolds was named in the Black Ferns squad for the

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. She scored her first international try against the

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in the Pacific series. She was reselected for the squad for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the

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. Reynolds was selected for the Black Ferns

32-player squad.

2023

Reynolds was part of

's team that won their first

title after defeating

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in the final. On 17 April, she received a fulltime Black Ferns contract for the first time as

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announced the 34-contracted-players for the year. In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 victory over

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at the

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References

External links

Black Ferns Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Kendra 1993 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen