Michaela Blyde
✓ Source-basedstableNew Zealand rugby union player (1995-)
New ZealandBorn 1995 · age 30Michaela Brake is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and a double Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female player to win back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year titles, in 2017 and 2018.
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Portia WoodmanAlso won World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
Ruby TuiAlso won World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
Charlotte CaslickAlso won World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
Tyla KingAlso won World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
Sarah HiriniAlso played for New Zealand women's national rugby union team
Stacey WaakaAlso played for New Zealand women's national rugby union teamAbout this person
Michaela Brake is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and a double Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female player to win back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year titles, in 2017 and 2018. Blyde holds the record for the most tries by a New Zealand women sevens player in a single match and also the record for most tries in a single fixture when she scored five tries against England in Langford in 2017. Blyde has won gold medals at the 2018 Sevens World Cup, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics, and six Sevens titles. In January 2025, Blyde became the second woman to score 250 tries in the HSBC international sevens competition. She is currently the series' leading all-time women’s try scorer and the series' all-time women's second highest points scorer.
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