Catherine Spencer (rugby union)
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ashford, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Catherine Spencer (born 25 May 1979) is a former English female rugby union player. She was selected as captain in 2007.[1] She captained England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and was also a member of the squad to the 2006 World Cup.
Spencer retired from international rugby in 2011.[2][3][4]Spencer scored 18 tries for England, played in 8 six nations 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 won 6 as well as 5 grand slams.
Spencer played for Worcester, Bristol and Aylesford Bulls Ladies and has now completely retired from playing rugby.
Spencer runs her own successful women's speaker agency Inspiring women http://inspiringwomen.co.uk/is director of women rugby at a Kent rugby club and commentates on women rugby (currently the 2017 WRWC)
Spencer was awarded an honorary doctorate from Canterbury Christ Church University in Sept-18 for significantly raising the profile of women’s rugby through her leadership and continuing to inspire girls and women
References
- ^ Katy Guest (The Independent) (7 February 2010). "Catherine Spencer: England's captain, and a fine role model". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Alex Bergin (The Rugby Business Network) (21 April 2014). "Interview with Ex-England Women's Rugby Captain turned entrepreneur, Catherine Spencer". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Beatrice Asprey (Rugby World) (10 January 2011). "Catherine Spencer steps down as England Women's captain". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ BBC Sport (21 March 2011). "England's Catherine Spencer calls time on rugby career". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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