Sarah Bonar

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Sarah Bonar
Date of birth (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Aberdeen
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Harlequins (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–PresentFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 34 (10)

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 .

Biography

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Sarah Bonar - Teacher of Geography and International Rugby Player". rgs.org.
  2. 1 2 "Sarah Bonar grateful after being granted elite athlete status by RAF". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. "Sarah Bonar". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  4. "Scotland Women's Rugby World Cup Squad – New Zealand 57-0 Scotland". Rugby World. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  5. "Sarah Bonar". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-04.