Full name | Heather Margaret Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 June 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heather Margaret Fisher (born 13 June 1984) is an English rugby union and rugby sevens player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] She was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2]
Fisher made her international rugby debut in 2009 after a stint in bobsledding. [3] She represented Team GB in rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [4] Great Britain lost the rugby sevens bronze medal match to Canada. [5]
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