Sarah Hunter
| Date of birth | 19 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarah Alice Hunter MBE (born 19 September 1985) is an English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]
Hunter began playing rugby league as a 9 year old at Goathland Primary School, Longbenton and Gateshead Panthers, a fan of Super League team Wigan Warriors she eventually quit rugby league due to lack of opposition with rugby league heartland being along the M62 Corridor and not in Newcastle, eventually she found her feet in rugby union at age 15.[2] Hunter captained the English team in their three-Test tour of New Zealand in July 2013 [3] and at the 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship.[4]
Hunter works for the RFU as the University Rugby Development Officer for the South West. She also has coaching responsibilities with Bath Rugby Ladies, in Bath, Somerset, where she is now based.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to rugby.[5][6]
References
- ↑ intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women’s Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/38145168
- ↑ ESPN Scrum (21 May 2013). "Sarah Hunter to lead England to New Zealand". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ Planet Rugby (13 March 2014). "Hunter to skipper England". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N20.
- ↑ 2015 New Year Honours List