Joanne Yapp

Joanne Yapp (born September 26, 1979) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 1998 and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained England at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]

Joanne Yapp
Date of birth (1979-09-06) September 6, 1979
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Worcester ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2009  England 70
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
 England

She played in the qualifier for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2][3] In 2011 Yapp was appointed as an athlete mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport.[4]

She is currently the head coach of EUWRFC, leading them to BUCS gold in 2013 at Twickenham and BUCS gold in 7s in 2014.

References

  1. BBC Sport (3 July 2006). "England Women announce Cup squad". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. RFU (5 June 2008). "England Women's 7s squad to compete in Rugby World Cup qualifier". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. ESPN Scrum (RFU) (8 May 2008). "England 7s squads announced". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. Ian Morgan (31 October 2011). "Former women's rugby skipper Jo Yapp appointed athlete mentor for Sky Sports Living". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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