Rebecca Mahoney

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
Women's rugby union
Representing  New Zealand
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

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

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

  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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