Melodie Robinson

Melodie Robinson
Melodie Robinson at the 2016 U.S. Department of State's Global Sports Mentoring Program. Photo: United States Department of State and University of Tennessee Center for Sport, Peace, & Society.
Date of birth (1973-05-25) 25 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight67.4 kg (149 lb; 10 st 9 lb)
Occupation(s)Journalist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wellington ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2002 New Zealand 18 (20)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2002 Spain Team competition

Melodie Robinson (born 25 May 1973) is a New Zealand sports journalist and presenter, and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team.[1] She played 18 tests for the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, from 1996 to 2002. Robinson won two world cups in that time, playing blindside or openside flanker. She also represented New Zealand in sevens at the Hong Kong 7s and Japan 7s.

  1. ^ "Sexy sports presenter splits with ref". Sunday News. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2011.