Rebecca Mahoney Explained

Rebecca Mahoney
Birth Name:Rebecca Marie Hull
Birth Date:25 August 1983
Birth Place:Masterton, New Zealand
Height:1.63 m
Weight:70 kg
Ru Position:Flyhalf
Ru Amateuryears:1999
Ru Amateurclubs:Bush RFU
Eketahuna
Ru Amateurpoints:(0)
(0)
Ru Provinceyears:2000–2016

Ru Province:Wellington
Manawatu
Hawke's Bay
Ru Provincecaps:

Ru Provincepoints:(0)
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Repyears1:2004–2011
Repcaps1:19
Reppoints1:25

Rebecca Mahoney (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.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preview: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup . Allblacks.com . 18 August 2010 . 6 July 2014 .
  2. Web site: Leggat. David. 2018-09-12. Referee Rebecca Mahoney to make history by controlling Heartland Championship match. 2022-01-29. NZ Herald. en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Rugby: Former Black Fern swaps the ball for a ref's whistle. 3 Apr 2017. New Zealand Herald. Carle. Steve.
  4. Web site: Former Black Fern Rebecca Mahoney New Zealand Rugby's in high performance referees' national squad. Christine. McKay. 1 February 2018. www.nzherald.co.nz.
  5. Web site: Mahoney taking control. 21 July 2018. Times Age.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-03 . Rebecca Mahoney retires from first class refereeing . 2022-06-24 . waibush.co.nz . en-US.