Victoria Heighway

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Victoria Heighway
Date of birth (1980-11-28) 28 November 1980 (age 42)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–2009 Auckland 19 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–2010 New Zealand 32 (10)
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Spain Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Canada Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 England Team competition

Victoria Heighway (born 28 November 1980) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She played Lock for New Zealand internationally and represented Auckland at the provincial level.

Heighway made her Black Ferns test debut, aged 19, on 23 September 2000 against Canada at Winnipeg. [1]

Heighway was a member of the champion 2002, 2006, and 2010 Rugby World Cup sides. [2] [3] She captained the Black Ferns in their tour of England in 2009. [3] [4] She was named New Zealand Women’s Player of the Year twice, in 2007 and 2009. [5] [1]

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