Sophie Spence
| Date of birth | February 26, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Leinster Old Belvedere |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012-Present |  Ireland |
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| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2013 | Ireland |
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Sophie Spence (born February 26, 1987) is a female rugby union player. She represented Ireland at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]
Spence previously played Netball. She has a degree in Sport and Exercise and a Masters degree in Sport psychology.[2] She was injured in 2013 while playing sevens rugby and required two hand operations.[3]
In October 2015 she was nominated for Worlds Women's Player of the Year award alongside France captain Gaélle Mignot and New Zealand scrum-half Kendra Cocksedge.
References
- ↑ IRB.com (1 May 2014). "Ireland women to seek "another level"". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ Lyndsay Oxley, Gazettelive.co.uk (29 July 2014). "Rugby ace to make World Cup debut six years after playing for Teesside University". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Gavin Cummiskey, Irishtimes.com (16 August 2014). "Finding Sophie Spence one of coach Doyle's greatest coups". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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