Claire Rowat (born 4 January 1983) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for Wellington at a provincial level.

Claire Rowat
Date of birth (1983-01-04) 4 January 1983 (age 41)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2012 Wellington 27 (35)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 New Zealand 1 (0)

Career

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Rowat grew up in Stratford and has always enjoyed sports, she started out playing netball and swimming before trying different sports including rhythmic gymnastics and basketball at New Plymouth Girls' High School; she only started playing rugby at the age of 15.[1][2]

She taught at Houghton Valley School in Wellington.[1]

Rugby career

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Rowat played provincially for Wellington.

Rowat was named in the Black Ferns squad that toured England in 2009.[3][4] She was named on the bench in both tests against England, but did not get to run onto the field.[5][3] She made her only appearance for the Black Ferns in a non-international match against an England A side on 14 November 2009 at Esher.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tapp, Deb (2013-05-14). "Rugby star tackles rewarding role". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ Hanne, Ilona (2024-06-11). "Pushing sports message". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ a b White, Steven (2012-06-26). "Century up for Rowat for Old Boys University". Club Rugby. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. ^ "Black Ferns select squad for England tests". www.world.rugby. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. ^ "England Women beat world champs". BBC Sport. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2024-06-11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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