La Toya Mason

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La Toya Mason
Date of birth (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–present
2013
Darlington Sharks
Wasps Ladies

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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2017Flag of England.svg  England 70 (23)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2021–present Blues Women (assistant)

La Toya Mason (born 21 July 1984) is an English rugby union player and coach. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Mason qualified for England through her four grandparents who are all English born. [2] [3]

Mason was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. [4] [5]

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References

  1. intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad" . Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. canterbury.com. "ENGLAND IS ALL" . Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. Louise Warr (The Rugby Blog) (11 July 2014). "La Toya Mason: "We can inspire young girls to play rugby"" . Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 September 2017.