Ashley Fernandez
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| Born | 24 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashley Fernandez (born 24 October 2002) is an Australian rugby union player. She competed for Australia at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
[edit]Fernandez plays for the ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby Women's competition.
She was part of the Wallaroos squad to the 2024 WXV 2 tournament but injured her shoulder during a training session and returned home.[1]
In 2025, she made her international debut for the Wallaroos against Fiji in Suva.[2][3] She was selected in the Wallaroos side for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[4][5] She featured for Australia in their opening match against Samoa and in their quarterfinal clash with Canada.[6][7]
In November that year she signed a new one-year national contract with Rugby Australia following the recent Rugby World Cup.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Her father, Jaime Fernandez, is an Olympic rower who competed in three Olympic Games and won a silver medal in the Men's eight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[8] In 2023, her father was appointed as the Women's High-Performance Manager by Rugby Australia.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wallaroos eyeing first Test win over South Africa in a decade in star's record-setting appearance". ABC News. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nine Brumbies named for Wallaroos Test against Fiji". brumbies.rugby. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Williamson, Nathan (2025-05-01). "Caslick amongst debutants as Wallaroos confirm revamped team for Fijiana Test". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Wallaroos announce squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby Australia. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Injury boosts as Australia names squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "Wallaroos targeting World Cup quarterfinal boilover". ABC News. 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Australia kick of new era with four new signings". rugby365.com. 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Rugby Australia welcomes new Women's High-Performance Manager". www.rugby.com.au. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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