Mary Dixey

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Mary Dixey
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1991 WRWC and #RWC2021
Date of birth (1961-02-25) 25 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birthPetaluma, CA
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61.5 kg (136 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1987-1996 Beantown RFC 100+ (500+)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1991-1994Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 (5)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1993-2001, 2002-2006 Radcliffe Rugby, Yale WRFC

Mary Dixey (born 25 February 1961) is an American former rugby union player. She was a member of the United States squad that won the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup defeating England 19-6 in the final. [1] [2] [3] [4] She played at the Flyhalf position for the Women's Eagles. Her Eagle appearances include matches against The Netherlands, Wales (co-captain), Canada, Japan, and Ireland. She scored a try as an Eagle in the United States v. Ireland quarter-final match in the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2017, she was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame as a member of the 1991 Rugby World Cup team. [5] Dixey's club is Beantown RFC. She received Club Nationals MVP selection twice. Dixey also played 15s and 7s with Hartford Wild Rose and founded Hello My Name is Mary 7s who played exclusively at the Cape Cod 7s Tournament. Dixey was part of the coaching staff of Radcliffe Rugby at Harvard University from 1993 to 2001, including the 1998 National Championship campaign, and Yale WRFC from 2002-2006. [6] [7] In governance service, Dixey sat on the USA Rugby BOD as a director, the Management Committee as an International Athlete Vice President with oversight of national teams, and she chaired the Eligibility Committee.


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  2. ↑ Wise, Chad (January 19, 2017). "THROWBACK THURSDAY: EAGLES LAND IN WALES". USA Rugby. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "USA Women's Rugby World Cup 1991 Champions Reunite at Atlanta 7s". djcoilrugby. April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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  5. ↑ "1991 USA Women's Team | US Rugby Foundation". www.usrugbyfoundation.org. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Radcliffe Ruggers Short on Size, Long on Bruises, All-Out on Field | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Radcliffe Rugby Ends Challenging Year in Triumph| Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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