Kathleen Wilton
Date of birth | November 10, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kathleen Wilton (born 10 November 1984) is a former rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut on 16 October 2007 against Australia.[1] She was selected for the New Zealand squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] They unfortunately lost to Ireland in the pool games, which meant that they did not qualify for the semifinals.[4] She came off the bench in their fifth place final victory over the United States.[5][6]
Career[]
In 2008, she had back surgery and missed the rest of the Air New Zealand Cup season.[7] She toured England with the Black Ferns in a three test series in 2012; England eventually won the series.[8][9] Wilton played in three test matches against a touring England team in 2013.[10][11][12] She also featured in the Women's Rugby Series against Australia in 2014.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Black Ferns side named". ESPN.com. 2007-10-14. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Rutherford, Bridget (2014-07-08). "Rugby: Three Otago players set for World Cup". Otago Daily Times Online News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad named for Womens Rugby World Cup 2014". Rugby15.co.za. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Ireland stun champions New Zealand". BBC Sport. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Wise, Chad (2014-08-09). "Eagles miss out on Semifinals, lose to Black Ferns". USA Rugby. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "USA Women Name Roster v NZ". Goff Rugby Report. 2014-08-08. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ McMurran, Alistair (2008-07-17). "Rugby: Unavailability of two key players blow to Otago team". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Dobson, Paul (2012-11-24). "Women: England, France win". rugby365.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "England Women beat New Zealand to seal Series win". The Rugby Paper. 2012-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Women's international rugby preview: Black Ferns v England Women". Sky Sports. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Field, Katie (2013-07-12). "England Women's tour of New Zealand: The Clash of the Titans". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Preview: New Zealand v England". PlanetRugby. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Black Ferns named for Women's Rugby Series opener". www.voxy.co.nz. 2014-05-31. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female international rugby union players
- New Zealand female rugby union players