Kiwi Fern Raecene McGregor will end this year as the best women’s rugby league player in the world, but she started it thinking her time in the sport might be over. So to put it simply, the 25-year-old McGregor, is the best rugby league player in the world, yet her profile in New Zealand before this World Cup was remarkably low and only now are her achievements been recognised in the country she chose to represent. Born in Sydney, to Kiwi parents, McGregor chose to pledge her allegiance to New Zealand, despite having an Aussie accent as thick as Kieran Foran’s. Stuff/Stuff Kiwi Ferns star Raecene McGregorBut a player of the match performance with the Maori All Stars resulted in her picking up a contract with the Roosters and she hasn’t looked back since. For Kiwi Ferns boss Ricky Henry, McGregor has been a dream to coach at this World Cup, not only for what she’s done on the field, but the input she can provide off it.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2022 07:54 UTC