Helen Clayton

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Helen Clayton
Date of birth (1971-06-17) 17 June 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Billinge Higher End, Greater Manchester
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Saracens ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994-2006Flag of England.svg  England 87 (90)

Helen Victoria Clayton (born 17 June 1971) is a former English female rugby union player born in Billinge Higher End near Wigan. She represented England at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] [2] She retired after the 2006 World Cup. [3] She is currently the manager of HITZ Rugby, a community programme run by Premiership Rugby. [4] [5]

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References

  1. kentonline.co.uk (6 July 2006). "Female rugby star gets World Cup call" . Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. BBC Sport (3 July 2006). "England Women announce Cup squad" . Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. BBC Sport (20 November 2006). "England women name new-look squad" . Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. Sophie Neal (2 May 2014). "HITZ helping to make rugby more accessible" . Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. Huw Richards, ESPN Scrum (27 July 2012). "Better living through rugby" . Retrieved 4 August 2014.