Rule was the youngest
Black Fern to make her international debut at the age of 17, on 23 September 2000 against
Canada at
Winnipeg. She competed in her first
Rugby World Cup as a member of the Black Ferns 2002 World Cup squad. In 2006, she was named the New Zealand Women’s Player of the Year and made the Black Ferns squad for the
2006 Rugby World Cup in
Canada. She missed out on the
2010 Rugby World Cup due to a knee injury. Rule was part of the team that won the 2013 series against . She led the Black Ferns in her only captaincy role for the
2014 Laurie O'Reilly Cup, her side won 38–3. She later made selection to the
2014 Rugby World Cup in France where the Black Ferns missed out on playing in the semifinals for the first time. She scored the final try in her sides 63–7 win over
Wales in the semi-final of the 5th–8th place playoff. == Personal life ==