Chelsea Semple made her long-awaited return for the Chiefs Manawa. Photo / Photosport
Chelsea Semple made her long-awaited return for the Chiefs Manawa. Photo / Photosport
The Chiefs Manawa had a convincing 50-24 win over the Blues Women in their 2024 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki pre-season clash at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.
The match was a chance for both sides to test out combos and showcase their rookies ahead of round one.
ChiefsManawa No 1 Chelsea Semple made her long-awaited return to the field after injury followed by maternity leave, while former Northern Mystics netballer Grace Kukutai donned the Chiefs jersey for the first time.
Off the bench, outside back Ruby Tui and Renee Holmes also returned to the park for the home side.
Up 19-17 at the break, the Manawa pulled away in the second stanza scoring 31 points to the Blues’ seven.
