Sarah Hunter

Sarah Hunter
Date of birth (1985-09-19) September 19, 1985
Place of birth Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Loose Forward
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
? - 2015

2015 - present

Lichfield

Bristol

National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
 England 63

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 captained the English team in their three-Test tour of New Zealand in July 2013 [2] and at the 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship.[3]

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.[4][5]

References

  1. intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women’s Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ESPN Scrum (21 May 2013). "Sarah Hunter to lead England to New Zealand". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. Planet Rugby (13 March 2014). "Hunter to skipper England". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N20. 31 December 2014.
  5. 2015 New Year Honours List

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