In 2020 Semple was nominated for the Fiao'o Fa'amausili Medal for the Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year.[5] She was part of the Chiefs Manawa team that played the Blues Women in the first women's Super Rugby match in 2021.[6][7] She was then selected for the Black Ferns Autumn International tour of England and France. She featured in the Black Ferns historic 100th test match, England won 43–12.[8][9] Semple then faced France in her sides 7–29 loss at Castres.[10][11]
After missing the 2023 season due to pregnancy, she rejoined Chiefs Manawa for the 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[17][18] She returned to the field for Chiefs Manawa eight months after giving birth.[19]
In the Chiefs Manawa game against the Blues in Hamilton on 30 March 2024 she came off the bench in the second half in score a try in what was her 100th first-class game.[20]
Personal life
In 2018 while she was playing for the Waikato women's team she meet James Semple, the team's assistant and backs coach. Their relationship progressed as she advanced to team captain and him to head coach. They married on 5 February 2022.[21]
In 2023 she became the first Black Ferns player on full-time contract to become pregnant.[22]
After a 42-hour labour she gave birth to daughter Cameron (”Cami”) Ellie Semple in July 2023.[23] Despite having a seizure immediately after giving birth due to extreme exhaustion and blood loss Semple had sufficiently recovered to begin a gentle fitness training regime two weeks later.[23]
