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Rebecca Mahoney

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Rebecca Mahoney
Canterbury vs Manawatu, 12 October 2013 at Rugby Park
Birth nameRebecca Marie Hull
Date of birth (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthMasterton, New Zealand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999 Bush RFU (0)
Eketahuna (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2016 Wellington (0)
Manawatu (0)
- Hawke's Bay (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2011 New Zealand 19 (25)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Canada Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2010 England Team competition

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]

Personal life

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Allblacks.com (18 August 2010). "Preview: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Carle, Steve (3 April 2017). "Rugby: Former Black Fern swaps the ball for a ref's whistle". New Zealand Herald.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Mahoney taking control". Times Age. 21 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Rebecca Mahoney retires from first class refereeing". waibush.co.nz. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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