Rachael Burford
 Burford on winning the 2014 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Medway, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rachael Burford (born 19 August 1986) is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cups.[2][3][4][5] She was a member of the squad which went to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[6]
In May 2014, Burford was awarded the Rugby Players' Association England women's player of the year award.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "My Life in Rugby: Rachael Burford – England women centre". 7 January 2015.
- ^ Medway Rugby Football Club (2006). "Rachael Burford – Local girl gets England World Cup call up". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". intheloose.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (June 2013). "World Cup 7s Squads". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Luke Cawdell (Kent Online) (22 May 2014). "Rachael Burford wins the Rugby Players' Association England women's player-of-the-year award". Retrieved 17 July 2014.