Lynne Cantwell Explained
Birth Date: | 27 September 1981 |
Ru Position: | Centre |
Years1: | 200x– |
Clubs1: | Richmond Women |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 19xx–2004 2005– |
Ru Province1: | Munster Leinster[1] [2] |
Repyears1: | 2001– |
Repcaps1: | 78 |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2013 |
Lynne Cantwell (born 27 September 1981) is an Irish rugby union player. 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3] She is 's most capped female player.[4] She played at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]
In 2019, she was on the first panel to determine the World Rugby women's-15s player-of-the-year award with Melodie Robinson, Danielle Waterman, Will Greenwood, Liza Burgess, Fiona Coghlan, Gaëlle Mignot, Jillion Potter, Stephen Jones, and Karl Te Nana.[6]
Cantwell has a Sports and Exercise Science degree from the University of Limerick and a Masters in Physiotherapy from Southampton University.[7] As of 2019, Cantwell is a member of the board of Sports Ireland.
At the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Cantwell was part of the coaching squad for the South African rugby sevens team.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Leinster ladies win first Interpro crown. www.irishexaminer.com. 26 November 2005. 24 July 2018.
- Web site: Women's: Leinster End Munster's Grip On Interpro Title. www.irishrugby.ie. 29 November 2005. 24 July 2018.
- Web site: Ireland women to seek "another level" . IRB.com . 1 May 2014 . 12 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001812/http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2071180.html . 11 September 2014 .
- Web site: Cantwell and Ireland riding crest of a wave . IRB.com . 24 June 2013 . 19 September 2014.
- Web site: Ireland Women name squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow . ur7s.com . 20 June 2013 . 19 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054517/https://www.ur7s.com/news/ireland_women_name_squad_for_rugby_world_cup_sevens_in_moscow . 10 January 2018 . dead .
- Web site: Stars join new-look World Rugby Awards panels. worldrugby.org. www.world.rugby. 24 March 2019.
- Web site: Lynne Cantwell . Six Physio.com . 19 September 2014.
- https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/coach/lynne-cantwell_1934831