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 September 2018 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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