Val Sullivan

Val Sullivan
Date of birth (1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 61)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
 United States

Val Sullivan (born 17 August 1963) is a former American rugby union player. She was a member of the United States squad that won the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.[1][2][3]

Sullivan attended Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania where she played collegiate rugby before moving to Florida State to study for a master’s degree in exercise physiology.[4] She was inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame along with the 1991 World Cup team in 2017.[5][6][4]

References

  1. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-26). "Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ Lubeck, Amanda (2017-07-31). "An Historic Weekend In Washington, D.C." USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-19). "Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. ^ a b Culver, Jordan. "Six Seminoles reach US Rugby Hall of Fame as part of 1991 World Cup team". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  5. ^ Vizard, Brian (2020-07-05). "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  6. ^ "This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction". 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-04-03.