Joanne Yapp
| Date of birth | September 6, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joanne Yapp (born September 26, 1979) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 1998 and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained England at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]
She played in the qualifier for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2][3] In 2011 Yapp was appointed as an athlete mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport.[4]
She is currently the head coach of EUWRFC, leading them to BUCS gold in 2013 at Twickenham and BUCS gold in 7s in 2014.
References
- ^ BBC Sport (3 July 2006). "England Women announce Cup squad". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ RFU (5 June 2008). "England Women's 7s squad to compete in Rugby World Cup qualifier". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ ESPN Scrum (RFU) (8 May 2008). "England 7s squads announced". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Ian Morgan (31 October 2011). "Former women's rugby skipper Jo Yapp appointed athlete mentor for Sky Sports Living". Retrieved 31 July 2014.