| Date of birth | 9 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarah Bonar (born 9 February 1994) is a Scottish international rugby union player. She plays as a lock. She has 33 caps for the Scotland women's national rugby union team .
Bonar graduated from Loughborough University. [1] She serves in the Royal Air Force, and also teaches geography. [2] [1]
Bonar competed at the 2017, 2020, and 2022 Six Nations Championship's. [3] [2] In September 2022, she competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup, in New Zealand. [4]
At the club level, she plays at Harlequins. [5]
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