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| Date of birth | 18 December 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashleigh Hewson (born 18 December 1979) is a former Australian rugby union player and captain of the Australian national women's team, the Wallaroos. She was a member of the Wallaroos squad at three Rugby World Cups — 2010, 2014 and 2017.
Before representing Australia in rugby, Hewson had been named in the Australia women's national soccer team, she also excelled in touch, athletics and cricket internationally. [1]
Hewson made her international debut for Australia against Samoa in 2009. [2] [1] She was a member of the Wallaroos squad at the 2010 Rugby World Cup that finished in their highest placing of third. [1]
She scored a try for the Wallaroos in their opening match of the 2014 Rugby World Cup against South Africa. [3] [4] She was the 5th highest points scorer of the tournament with 39 points, her side finished in 7th place. [1]
She captained the Wallaroos for the first time in their three match tour of New Zealand in 2016. [1] Despite a record 67–3 loss to the Black Ferns in the first game of the Laurie O'Reilly Cup, she was a stand out for her side in the second test. [5]
In October 2016, She was named as Australia's women's XVs player of the year, taking out the prestigious John Eales medal. [6] [2]
Hewson captained the Wallaroos side in their tests against Canada, England and New Zealand in June 2017. [2] [7] [8] She later led the Wallaroos at the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. [9] [7]
In 2018, She kicked an extra-time goal to help the NSW Waratahs win the inaugural Super W Grand Final against the Queensland Reds. [10] [11]
She returned for another season in 2019 and led the team unbeaten, into a second consecutive home Grand Final against Queensland at Leichhardt Oval. [10] They narrowly defeated Queensland 8–5 to win their second Super W title. [12]
Hewson was a prison guard in Sydney for 10 years and worked as a Services and Program officer with offenders who have an intellectual disability. [13] [9]
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