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 Black Ferns 2006 and 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squads.[1][2]
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life edit
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Mahoney attended Alfredton Primary School and Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she was Dux Ludorum. She currently farms with her husband Luke in the Tararua District, New Zealand.[2]
Refereeing career edit
Mahoney was a rugby referee in New Zealand.[3] She is the first of two women to be named to the New Zealand Elite Referee Squad.[4] She reffed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]
Mahoney was also named to the World Referee Squad and refereed the 2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai, Japan, Australia, London, and New Zealand.[5]
Mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in Hong Kong.[6] She retired from first class refereeing in 2021.[6]
References edit
- ^ Allblacks.com (18 August 2010). "Preview: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Leggat, David (12 September 2018). "Referee Rebecca Mahoney to make history by controlling Heartland Championship match". NZ Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Rebecca Mahoney retires from first class refereeing". waibush.co.nz. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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