Sarah Hunter

Sarah Alice Hunter, MBE (born 19 September 1985) is an English 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]

For the Canadian tennis player, see Sarah Hunter (tennis).
Sarah Hunter
Hunter scoring a try
Date of birth (1985-09-19) 19 September 1985
Place of birthNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2015
2015–2017
2017–present		 Lichfield Ladies
Bristol Ladies
Loughborough Lightning		 - -
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–present  England 123 (115)

Life

Hunter began playing rugby league as a 9-year-old at Goathland Primary School, playing for the Longbenton and Gateshead Panthers. 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]

In 2017 she took England to the final with a team that included Sarah Bern, Megan Jones, and Emily Scarratt. The final against the New Zealand women's national rugby union team was (to be) broadcast by ITV on a Saturday night.[7]

References
  1. intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. "Sarah Hunter: England captain's road to being World Rugby's women's player of 2016". BBC Sport. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. ESPN Scrum (21 May 2013). "Sarah Hunter to lead England to New Zealand". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. Planet Rugby (13 March 2014). "Hunter to skipper England". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N20.
  6. 2015 New Year Honours List
  7. Meagher, Gerard (2017-08-22). "Captain Sarah Hunter says England have belief to beat New Zealand". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-24.


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