Rebecca Mahoney

Rebecca Mahoney (née Hull, born 25 August 1983) is a former rugby union footballer and referee. She represented New Zealand and Wellington Rugby Football Union. She was a member of the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squads.[1]

Rebecca Mahoney
Canterbury vs Manawatu, 12 October 2013 at Rugby Park
Birth nameRebecca Marie Hull
Date of birth (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983
Place of birthMasterton, New Zealand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999 Bush Women's Rugby Team
Eketahuna Women's Rugby Team		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2016 Wellington Rugby Football Union
Manawatu Rugby Union
Hawke's Bay Rugby Union		 ()

Personal life

Mahoney attended Alfredton Primary School and Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she was Dux Ludorum.

Mahoney currently farms with her husband Luke in the Tararua District, New Zealand.

Career as a referee

Mahoney is a rugby referee in New Zealand.[2] She the first of two women to be named to the New Zealand Elite Referee Squad.[3] Mahoney was also named to the World Referee Squad and is refereeing the 2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai, Japan, Australia, London, and New Zealand.[4] Mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in Hong Kong. Mahoney refereed rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast of Australia.

References
  1. Allblacks.com (18 August 2010). "Preview: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. Carle, Steve (3 April 2017). "Rugby: Former Black Fern swaps the ball for a ref's whistle". New Zealand Herald.
  3. McKay, Christine (1 February 2018). "Former Black Fern Rebecca Mahoney New Zealand Rugby's in high performance referees' national squad" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  4. "Mahoney taking control". Times Age. 21 July 2018.


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