Overview
- Demant will arrive at the end of November and is slated to be available for the Premiership Women’s Rugby match against Gloucester-Hartpury on Sunday, November 30.
- Her contract covers the remainder of the PWR season and schedules a return to New Zealand in April 2026 for the Pacific Four Series.
- New Zealand Rugby and Bristol have agreed a collaborative training and load-management plan under Black Ferns staff oversight.
- Head coach Scott Lawson highlighted the signing as crucial injury cover for playmakers Phoebe Murray and Meryl Smith.
- The 30-year-old former World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year has 50-plus caps, 130 international points, and plays fly-half or centre.