Mary Gail Sullivan

Mary Gail Sullivan (born 6 January 1962) is a former American rugby union player. She captained the United States at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup held in Wales.[1][2]

Mary Gail Sullivan
Date of birth (1962-01-06) January 6, 1962
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–?  United States - (-)

Biography

Sullivan made her Eagles debut on November 14 1987 against Canada at Victoria, British Columbia. It was the first women's test match to be played outside of Europe.[3]

Sullivan's rugby career spanned over twenty years. She graduated from the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1993 and taught there for fifteen years.[4][5][6] She also served as department chair of the Massage Technique department and went into private practice in 1992.[7]

In 2017 Sullivan and the 1991 World Cup squad were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame.[8][9]

References
  1. "US Women Eagles Win the Inaugural Women's World Cup". www.womeneagles.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. "Mary Gail Sullivan". The Bodywork Education Project. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  3. Birch, John (2014-08-16). "An American Century: USA's 100th test". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. The Bodywork Education Project (2014). "Mary Gail Sullivan". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. marygailsullivanlmt.com. "Mary Gail Sullivan, LMT". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. "Mary Gail Sullivan – Watertown Center for Healing Arts". www.watertowncenter.net. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  7. "MaryGail Sullivan, LMT - Biography". MaryGail Sullivan, LMT. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  8. Vizard, Brian (2020-07-05). "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  9. "This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction". 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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