Danielle Waterman
| Date of birth | 20 January 1985 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Taunton[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
 England |
60[2] | ||
Danielle “Nolli”[3] Waterman (born 20 January 1985) is a professional English Rugby Union player and World Champion.[2]
Danielle Waterman is the daughter of Jim Waterman, who played in over 400 games for Bath Rugby. Her first sports club was Minehead Barbarians RFC.[4] She played for the South West regional U-16s squad until she was selected to the England Senior Academy at the age of 15. On her Test debut in 2003 against Ireland,[5] 18-year-old Danielle Waterman became the youngest girl then to represent her country. She won the award for England's Most Promising Player in 2006 and was the national team's vice captain when England won the 2012 Women's European Championship.[6] After winning silver medals at the 2006 World Cup and the 2010 World Cup, she became World Champion at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup having scored a try in the final against Canada.[7] Subsequently, Waterman was awarded Gloucestershire's Professional Sports Personality of 2014.[8]
Waterman holds a Level 3 Rugby Union coaching certificate. In 2014 she signed a professional contract with England 7s to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]
References
- ↑ Harding, John (20 November 2012). "WOMENS RUGBY Somerset duo in England starting XV". South West Sports News. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Official RFU England profile". official RFU website. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Field, Katie (18 November 2010). "Nolli Waterman - Worcester and England - Rugby World". Rugby World. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
My brother Joe called me Danni Ollie and my dad shortened it to Nolli. I also didn’t think I was girlie enough to be called Danielle. No one ever uses it.
- ↑ "Danielle Waterman". Sports Show - What's on at the NEC, Birmingham. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Field, Katie (18 November 2010). "Nolli Waterman - Worcester and England - Rugby World". Rugby World. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Profile at Dame Kelly Holmes Trust". Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Rugby World Cup- England beat Canada to win final - BBC Sport". BBC. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Fell, Laura (20 November 2014). "2014 Gloucestershire Media Sports Awards - the winners". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Danielle (Nolli) Waterman". LinkedIn. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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