Kelly Brazier

Kelly Brazier (born 28 October 1989) is a female New Zealand rugby union player. She plays flyhalf, centre or fullback in New Zealand, Canterbury and Canadian club Clan Rugby.

Brazier was born in Dunedin to an English father and an Irish mother who came in New Zealand with their first child Tony. Her sport career started at five when his two-years-older brother took her in a rugby field and was split between touch in summer and rugby during winter. She was in New Zealand U21 mixed touch team at 14 and in New Zealand secondary schoolgirls team at 15. She also began to play in Alhambra Union rugby in 2003 and Otago Spirit provincial selection in 2004. She entered New Zealand rugby's record books on 2 May 2009, when she scored 64 points - ten tries and seven conversions - for her club in the Otago Metropolitan Women's Premier match against Kaikorai at the University Oval in Dunedin.

Brazier made her international debut against England on 14 November 2009 at Pillar Data Arena, in Esher, when Black Ferns won 16-3. In the second test match played at Twickenham in front of a record crowd of 12500 people Black Ferns was defeated 10-3. She took part in the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, playing a key role in the Black Ferns's success in the final against England and becoming the leading point scorer with 4 tries, 11 conversions and 2 penalties. She scored her first try during the match against South Africa thanks to a fine pass by Anna Richards.