Georgia Ponsonby started her rugby career
as a loose forward, before switching to
hooker and establishing herself as one of
the best tight forwards in New Zealand. She
has been a member of four Canterbury
Farah Palmer Cup Premiership winning
teams (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022).
Ponsonby was born in Gisborne and
boarded at Feilding High School where
she picked up rugby. She was selected for
the Manawatū Turbos in 2017 and made
half a dozen appearances at number eight
before a scholarship took Ponsonby to
Lincoln University in Canterbury.
In 2021, the success of her positional
transformation to hooker was complete
when she was picked for the Black Ferns
Northern Tour. She made her Black Ferns
debut off the bench against France in
Pau in 2021 and was a member of the
Black Ferns Rugby World Cup 2021
winning squad.
Career
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New Zealand Women Hooker |
2021 - present |
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Matatu Women Hooker |
2022 - present |
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Ealing Trailfinders Women Hooker |
2025 - present |
