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Sarah Hunter
Becoming England’s most-capped rugby player.
World Cup winner · World player award
- Born
- 19 September 1985
- Birthplace
- North Shields, United Kingdom
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Sarah Hunter
Sarah Hunter is an English back-row player whose international career combined World Cup success with long service as captain.
Early life
Rugby league
Started playing as a nine-year-old in the North East.
Union switch
Joined Novocastrians in 2000 and moved from centre into the back row.
Career
- 2007
England debut
Entered senior international rugby.
- 2010s
Senior leadership
Played for Lichfield, Bristol and Loughborough while becoming an England captain.
- 2023
Retirement
Finished her playing career with England and Loughborough Lightning.
Achievements
World Cup winner
Played in England’s championship team.
World player award
Was named World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year.
138th cap
Passed Rochelle Clark’s England appearance record.
Beyond rugby
Education
Studied sports science and mathematics at Loughborough University.
Development work
Worked for the RFU in university rugby development.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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