Name Melodie Robinson Spouse Marcus Wheelhouse Positions Flanker | Role Journalist Education University of Otago | |
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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. 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. She also represented New Zealand in sevens at the Hong Kong 7s and Japan 7s. 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 Super Rugby and ITM Cup build ups, is hosting the ANZ Championship and international netball build ups, has hosted the Halberg Awards, and is a regular on World Rugby's Women's Sevens Series as a commentator. Plus she is a journalist for Sky TV NZ on events like the Commonwealth Games and Netball World Cup 2015.
She was also a former winner of the Miss Canterbury Beauty Pageant and is currently balancing her full-time role with Sky Sport with part-time study at Auckland University's Business School for her PostGrad Diploma in Business Admin, with an eye to finish her MBA in 2017.
