Sarah Hunter

Sarah Hunter is a player in English rugby, born September 19, 1985,has 1 m 77 and 86 kg, occupying the position of flanker in Lichfield. She had the caps, youth under 19 years old and in A before crossing the final level. She made her international debut with Team England Rugby Women against Scotland at the Six Nations tournament female 2007.

Being told that she would not make the top grade as a centre was the inspiration behind Sarah Hunter making a positional switch to the back row and winning 22 England caps so far. Her Test honours followed appearances for England Under 19s, Academy and A team, as well as captaining Northumberland Under 16s, North East Under 18s and England A. She currently leads her club, Lichfield Ladies.

Sarah began playing rugby league when nine at primary school and started in union five years later. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, she attended Goathland Primary and Longbenton Community College in North Tyneside before gaining a degree in Sport Science and Mathematics at Loughborough University. She was as a Community Rugby Coach for the RFU in Birmingham before being appointed as an RFU Regional Student Liaison Officer in September 2010. Sarah is now helping to develop the game in universities and further education colleges in the Midlands and West region.

Her many mentors include Graham Cooper, the head coach at Novocastrians where she played for three seasons, Jo Wells, a regional coach who introduced her to rugby union and her first coach Mick Hogan. She said: "England forwards’ coach Graham Smith and my club coach at Lichfield, Damo Mooney both had a strong influence but it was Phil Forsyth, the ex-England Under 19 coach who converted me from playing at centre to the back row."

Sarah’s achievements feature winning the British Universities Championship with Loughborough. Her England triumphs include the Six Nations three times, together with the European Championship and Nations Cup twice each. Personal accolades are players’ player awards at Novocastrians, Lichfield, Loughborough University and the England Academy.


Statistics
Squad: Lichfield
Position: Flanker
Age: 25
Height: 1.77m (5'10")
Weight: 80kg (12st 8lb)
Caps: 22

Amanda Donaldson

Rising Star award winner Amanda Donaldson who at the age of 17 is the youngest ever female rugby league player to play for the England Ladies Team.

Amiria Marsh

Amiria Marsh, born May 17, 1983, is a player in New Zealand rugby union, 1 m 75 92 kg, which can occupy all positions in the backcourt for Team province of Canterbury and the national squad for the Team New Zealand.
In 2004, it lacks the international season. She returned in 2005, it is solid as three quarts center, it is strong on defense.

She made her international debut in 2000. She disputed the World Cup of Rugby 2006 Women which began August 31, 2006.She scored 4 tries in 2 games of the World Cup.

statics
Position:Utility Back
Born:17/05/1983
Physical:1.74m; 88kg
Test Debut:2000
Test Caps:20
Test Points:50
Provincial Team:Canterbury
Provincial Debut:Canterbury Amiria Rule
REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS:Black Ferns (2000-2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 - present )
Canterbury (1999 - present )

Heather Moyse

Heather Moyse (born July 23, 1978) is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field. She was inducted into the University of Waterloo Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Moyse received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award as P.E.I.’s outstanding athlete for 2006, was named Prince Edward Island's Senior Female Athlete of the Year for both 2005 and 2006 and has won seven Sport P.E.I. awards in total since 1998 . In 2010, Moyse and bobsled pilot Kaillie Humphries were nominated as Sportswoman of the Year by the American Women's Sports Foundation in the Team category.

Career highlights
Olympics
2006 - Cesana, 4th with Helen Upperton
2010 - Vancouver, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Kaillie Humphries
World Championships
2008 - Altenberg, 11th with Lisa Szabon
2009 - Lake Placid, 5th with Kaillie Humphries
World Cup
2005 - Calgary, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Helen Upperton
2005 - Igls, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Helen Upperton
2006 - Königssee, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Helen Upperton
2006 - St. Moritz, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Helen Upperton
2008 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Helen Upperton
2008 - St. Moritz, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Helen Upperton
2008 - Igls, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Helen Upperton
2009 - Whistler, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Kaillie Humphries
2009 - Lake Placid, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Kaillie Humphries
2009 - Altenberg, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Kaillie Humphries
2010 - Königssee, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Kaillie Humphries
2010 - Igls, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Kaillie Humphries



statics
Height :178 cm (5' 10")
Weight :72 kg (159 lbs)
Date of Birth :July 23, 1978
Age :32
Nationality :Canada
Birthplace :Canada
Coach :Quin Sekulich, Tuffy Latour
Occupation: Athlete
Education: Occupational Therapy - University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, Canada

Melissa Ruscoe

Melissa Ruscoe (born 15 December 1976) is a New Zealand sportswoman who has served as captain of her country's national team in two different football codes—association football and rugby union.

In soccer, Ruscoe made her Football Ferns debut in a 0-1 loss to Bulgaria on 24 August 1994, and finished her international career with 23 caps and 2 goals to her credit.

After leaving behind her international career in soccer, she switched to rugby, joining the Canterbury team in New Zealand's women's provincial championship in 2003. As a loose forward, she made the Black Ferns the following year. She has played on Black Ferns teams that won the Churchill Cup in 2004 and the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2006, and was also named the New Zealand women's player of the year in 2005. Ruscoe captained the Black Ferns to victory in the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Personal information
Full name : Melissa Ruscoe
Date of birth : 15 December 1976 (1976-12-15)
Place of birth : New Zealand
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
National team
Years //Team //Apps† // (Gls)†
1994-2000 // New Zealand // 23 // (2)

Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe

Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe is a South African rugby union footballer and model.
Made her debut as an international model in Paris in 2002.

Became captain of the South Africa women's national rugby union team in June 2004 in the series against Wales. They lost the first test 5-8 in Port Elizabeth and the second test 15-16 at Loftus Versfeld.

In April 2005 she was chosen as one of 10 “Beauties of Sport” in a contest being run by SA Sports Illustrated.

In October that year she was involved in a motor accident in which a pedestrian was killed.

Personal information
Full name : Nomsebenzi Agnes Tsotsobe
Date of birth: 24 November 1978 (1978-11-24) (age 31)
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 65 kg

Sue Day

Sue Day (born 29 October 1972) is an English female rugby union footballer who plays fullback for London Wasps Ladies and for England.

Career
Day made her England debut versus Spain in 1997. She was selected for the 2006 Six Nations Squad. She appeared again for the 2007 Six Nations opener. She can play on the wing, in the centre or at fullback. Sue has played in the last three Rugby World Cups and is England's top try scorer with 61 tries and 59 caps. Sue or 'Daisy' as she is known to her team mates is the top try scorer in IRB world cups, with 19 tries. After retiring from 15's, Sue returned to the international game, captaining Simon Amor and Mike Friday's 7's squad to the 7's world cup in March 2009.

Personal information
Date of birth : October 29, 1972 (1972-10-29)
Place of birth : England
Height : 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight : 70 kg (150 lb)