Kelsie Wills

Kelsie Wills (born 8 January 1993)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union and beach volleyball player.

Kelsie Wills
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2017–present Shaunna Polley
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's beach volleyball
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
2017Ulsan Open

Wills and playing partner Shaunna Polley will be representing New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. They will be the nation's first women's beach volleyball team to compete at the Games. The pair won a bronze medal at the Ulsan Open in South Korea on the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[2]

Wills made a switch to rugby union in 2019. She made the Bay of Plenty Volcanix squad in her debut year for the Farah Palmer Cup, and was called into the Black Ferns in 2021.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Kelsie Wills at the Beach Volleyball Database, Accessed 2 April 2018.
  2. "First NZ women's beach volleyball team to compete at Commonwealth Games". Stuff.co.nz. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. Standley, Ashley (3 September 2020). "Kiwi beach volleyball star Kelsie Wills' rugby switch pays off". Stuff. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Black Ferns v England: Nine debutants named for 100th test, World Cup final rematch". Newshub. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Black Ferns name four debutants in starting XV for historic test". Otago Daily Times Online News. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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