Aimee Barrett-Theron

Aimee Patricia Barrett-Theron (born 27 June 1987) is a former South African rugby union player, and currently a referee on South Africa's Premier Panel.[1] She could play as a fullback, centre or fly-half and played in various forms of the game – 15-a-side rugby union, rugby sevens and touch rugby. Aside from rugby union, she works as a biokineticist.[2]

Aimee Barrett-Theron
Full nameAimee Patricia Barrett-Theron
Date of birth (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight71 kg (11 st 3 lb; 157 lb)
SchoolNorthlands Girls' High School, Durban
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Centre / Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2008 KwaZulu-Natal Women Sevens ()
2006–2008 KwaZulu-Natal Women ()
2009–2012 Western Province Women Sevens ()
Correct as of 7 December 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 South Africa Women Touch Rugby
2007–2012 South Africa Women Sevens
2008 South Africa Women Under-20
2008–2012 South Africa Women
Correct as of 7 December 2016

Rugby career

She represented KwaZulu-Natal at domestic level between 2005 and 2008, and Western Province between 2009 and 2012. She also represented South Africa Women at Under-20 level in 2008, at senior level between 2008 and 2010 and for the sevens team between 2008 and 2012. Her records includes appearing at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.

She also took up refereeing, joining the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series circuit and being included on the refereeing panel for the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]

In December 2016, shortly before making her refereeing test debut for a 2017 World Cup qualifier between Japan and Fiji in Hong Kong, she was included on the South African Rugby Referees' Association's National B panel, becoming the first female referee in history to do so.[4]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Aimee Barrett-Theron". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. "Aimee makes rugby history". Rugby365. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. "Olympic Games 2016 - Women's Sevens". World Rugby Officiating. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. "Barrett-Theron continues to break ground in referee circles". South African Rugby Union. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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