Emily Chancellor

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PositionFlanker
Date Of BirthAugust 20, 1991
SchoolSCEGGS Darlinghurst
Other ClubSydney University
Debut Test Match2018 v New Zealand, Sydney
Rugby World Cups1 - New Zealand (2021)

Emily Chancellor started playing rugby when she was 21 after previously being a netballer and swimmer.

An avid rugby fan, Chancellor tried out at university and after loving the experience has played ever since.

Chancellor represented Australia for the first time against New Zealand in 2018, where she eventually took out Wallaroos player of the year, after she was previously ruled out of the inaugural competition with a foot fracture.

She eventually made her Waratahs debut against the Brumbies the following season and has been a mainstay ever since in the sky blue.

Chancellor has played for the Harlequins in the UK's Premier 15s and for the Mie Pearls in Japan.

Off the field she graduated from The University of Sydney with a Master of Management in 2015.

Chancellor is on the comeback trail in 2025 after rupturing her ACL in Round 1 of Super Rugby Women's last season.

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