Melodie Robinson

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Melodie Robinson (born May 25, 1973 in New Plymouth) played 18 tests for the New Zealand women's rugby union team the Black Ferns from 1996 to 2002. She won two world cups in that time, playing blindside or openside flanker. While playing rugby she gained a degree from the University of Otago (BA PHSE) and a journalism post grad in 1996. Her first work was in radio, working at the press gallery in Wellington covering politics.

Her natural leanings towards sports led her to be the online sports producer for Xtramsn.co.nz from 1998-2002. While working at Xtra she produced websites like allblacks.com, teamnewzealand.com. Robinson went to Sky Sports in 2002 commentating and presenting for the Super 12 and NPC. She is now the regular host of Friday Night Football with former All Black Ian Jones, the face of rugby for Prime TV, plus she is a journalist on the popular show Crowd Goes Wild.

She is reputedly the first woman to commentate an international rugby match, and is a former winner of the Miss Canterbury Beauty Pageant.

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