Amy Alexandra Wilson-Hardy (born 13 September 1991) is an English rugby union player. She made her debut for the England women's national rugby union team in 2013. She was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Amy Wilson Hardy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Poole, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Our Lady of Sion, Worthing/Worthing College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She plays for Trailfinders Women in the Women's Premiership.[3] She was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[4][5]
She won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7] She was later forced to withdraw from the final GB game of the tournament after being implicated in a racist social media post.[8] The team finished seventh.[9] In September 2024, the Rugby Football Union announced no further action would be taken following an investigation into the alleged racist message, stating Wilson-Hardy had "expressed great remorse" for the "historical private message" and had "committed to undertake an inclusion and diversity awareness education course."[10]
References
edit- ^ "WILSON HARDY Amy". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Briscoe, Steve (July 2016). "Amy Wilson-Hardy selected for Team GB". Sussex RFU. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Amy Wilson Hardy: Ealing Trailfinders sign England international". BBC.com. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens | Athlete Profile: Amy WILSON-HARDY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Southcombe, Matt (19 June 2024). "Welsh speedster Jasmine Joyce makes history with Team GB Paris Olympics call-up". ITV.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (29 July 2024). "GB rugby sevens player under investigation for alleged racist message". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Around the Games: Day Four of Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "No RFU action over Wilson-Hardy alleged racist message". BBC Sport. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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