Jennifer Lyne
Jennifer Lyne (née Philips, Richardson) (born 29 May 1972) is a British former rugby union player who played at both Blindside Flanker and Lock for England.
| Date of birth | 29 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Chichester, West Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyne started her career at the Chichester RFC, before playing for Crawley, Richmond and Saracens first teams. She was selected for her first England match against Wales, where she came on as a replacement to score her first international try. She was part of the England squad that beat New Zealand Black Ferns at home during an international tour in June 2001, ending a 10-year unbeaten track record for the Black Ferns.
Lyne was part of the Five and then Six Nations Grand Slam winning squad in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006. She played at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup in Barcelona, starting at Blindside Flanker in the final and again in the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup[1][2] in Edmonton, Canada, starting at Lock (5) in the final.
Lyne retired from rugby after 2006 along with a few members of the 2006 squad.[3] She remains the only woman to have started 2 consecutive World Cup Finals having given birth to two children between the two World Cups.
References
- kentonline.co.uk (6 July 2006). "Female rugby star gets World Cup call". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- BBC Sport (3 July 2006). "England Women announce Cup squad". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- BBC Sport (20 November 2006). "England women name new-look squad". Retrieved 4 August 2014.