Ashleigh Hewson

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Ashleigh Hewson
2014 Women's Rugby World Cup - Australia 12.jpg
Date of birth (1979-12-18) 18 December 1979 (age 42)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Flyhalf
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Waratahs ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Ashleigh Hewson (born 18 December 1979) is a female rugby union player that plays for Australia. She has been a member of the Wallaroos squad to three World Cups, the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in third place, the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in 7th where Hewson was the 5th highest points scorer of the competition scoring 39 points, and the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup where she led Australia as the captain.

Hewson was a prison guard in Sydney for 10 years and now works as a Services and Program officer with offenders who have an intellectual disability. [1]

In October 2016, Hewson was named as Australia's women's XVs player of the year. [2] Hewson captained the Wallaroos in her 3rd World Cup in 2017

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References

  1. ↑ Jon Geddes (The Daily Telegraph) (5 August 2010). "Meet Wallaroos female prison guard Ashleigh Hewson" . Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper scores second prestigious John Eales medal". ABC News . Sydney. Australian Associated Press (AAP). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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