Melodie Robinson
| Date of birth | May 25, 1973 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 67.4 kg (149 lb) | ||
| Occupation(s) | Journalist | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Wellington | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996-2002 |  New Zealand |
18 | |
Melodie Robinson (born 25 May 1973 in New Plymouth) is a New Zealand sports journalist and presenter, and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team.[1] She played 18 tests for the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, from 1996 to 2002. Robinson 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 certificate from Wellington Polytechnic 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 'Countdown to Kick off', is hosting the international netball build ups, the Heineken Open, ASB Classic, and is the face of rugby for Prime TV, plus she is a journalist for Sky TV NZ.
She was the female voice commentating on the 2013 Rugby World Cup sevens and IRB women's 7s series, and is a former winner of the Miss Canterbury Beauty Pageant.
Notes
- ↑ "Sexy sports presenter splits with ref". Sunday News. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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