Rebecca Mahoney

Rebecca Mahoney
Canterbury vs Manawatu, 12 October 2013 at Rugby Park
Birth name Rebecca Marie Hull
Date of birth (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983
Place of birth Masterton
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999 Bush Women's Rugby Team
Eketahuna Women's Rugby Team		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2016 Wellington Rugby Football Union
Manawatu Rugby Union
Hawke's Bay Rugby Union		 ()

Rebecca Mahoney (née Hull), born 25 August 1983, is a former rugby player and a rugby referee. She represented New Zealand and Wellington Rugby Football Union. She was a member of the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squads.[1]

Personal life

Mahoney attended Alfredton Primary School and Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she was Dux Ludorum.

Mahoney currently farms with her husband Luke in the Alfredton District.

Career as a referee

Mahoney is currently a rugby referee in New Zealand.[2] She the first of two women to be named to the New Zealand Elite Referee Squad.[3] Mahoney was also named to the World Referee Squad and is refereeing the 2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai, Japan, Australia, London, and New Zealand.[4] Mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in Hong Kong. Mahoney refereed rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast of Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Allblacks.com (18 August 2010). "Preview: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Carle, Steve (3 Apr 2017). "Rugby: Former Black Fern swaps the ball for a ref's whistle". New Zealand Herald.
  3. ↑ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11986038
  4. ↑ https://times-age.co.nz/mahoney-taking-control/


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