Cheyelle Robins-Reti (born 9 March 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union & Rugby league player. She plays as centre, wing for Canberra Raiders Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
| Date of birth | 9 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (10 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Aranmore Catholic College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She has also represented New Zealand in fifteens, sevens and Rugby league internationally. She played for Hurricanes Poua before switching to play for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She has represents Waikato provincially.
Early life
Originally from Taranaki, Robins-Reti relocated to Perth with her mother and attended Aranmore Catholic College. She later moved to Hamilton and studied for a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise.[1] She is from the Ngāti Ruanui iwi.
Rugby Union career
2016–20
Robins-Reti debuted for Waikato in 2016 and soon after made her debut for the Black Ferns Sevens at the 2017 USA Women's Sevens in Las Vegas.[2][3] She played sevens in Japan for the Hokkaido Barbarians before she returned to New Zealand in 2019.
In 2020, she played for the Possibles against the Probables in a Black Ferns trial match.[4][5] She played for the Black Ferns against the New Zealand Barbarians at Waitākere.[6][7]
2021–23
In 2021 she was selected for the Black Ferns tour of Europe.[8] She made her test debut against England on 7 November at Northampton.[9][10][11] She joined the Hurricanes Poua for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season in 2022.[12][13]
Robins-Reti was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[14] For the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season, she moved to the South Island to play for Matatū.[15]
Rugby League career
Canberra Raiders
On 17 May 2023 it was reported that she had switched code to play for Canberra Raiders Women in their inaugural season[16]