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Deborah Griffin
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Deborah Griffin

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Helping organise the first Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Women’s World Cup · Hall of Fame

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Deborah Griffin

Deborah Griffin is an English rugby pioneer and administrator whose work helped build women’s rugby institutions.

Early life

University rugby

Began playing at University College London.

Career

  1. 1983

    Women’s union

    Helped found the Women’s Rugby Football Union.

  2. 1984

    Club captain

    Captained Finchley’s women’s team.

  3. 2014

    RFU board

    Became its first elected female board member.

Achievements

Women’s World Cup

Helped organise the inaugural tournament.

Hall of Fame

Was inducted with the tournament’s other principal organisers.

Beyond rugby

Honour

Received an OBE in 2011 for services to women’s rugby.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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Photo: World Rugby. Source credit retained; reuse licence not established · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.