Rebecca Mahoney
Rebecca Mahoney (née Hull, born 25 August 1983) is a former rugby union footballer and referee. She represented New Zealand and Wellington Rugby Football Union. She was a member of the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squads.[1]
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Birth name | Rebecca Marie Hull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Masterton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Mahoney attended Alfredton Primary School and Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she was Dux Ludorum.
Mahoney currently farms with her husband Luke in Alfredton.
Career as a referee
Mahoney is a rugby referee in New Zealand.[2] She the first of two women to be named to the New Zealand Elite Referee Squad.[3] Mahoney was also named to the World Referee Squad and is refereeing the 2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai, Japan, Australia, London, and New Zealand.[4] Mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in Hong Kong. Mahoney refereed rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast of Australia.
References
- Allblacks.com (18 August 2010). "Preview: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- Carle, Steve (3 April 2017). "Rugby: Former Black Fern swaps the ball for a ref's whistle". New Zealand Herald.
- McKay, Christine (1 February 2018). "Former Black Fern Rebecca Mahoney New Zealand Rugby's in high performance referees' national squad" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- "Mahoney taking control". Times Age. 21 July 2018.
External links
- Black Ferns profile
- Referee Rebecca Mahoney to make history by controlling Heartland Championship match