Heather Fisher

Heather Fisher
Full name	Heather Margaret Fisher
Date of birth	13 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
	Worcester
International career
Years	Team
2009	England
National sevens teams
Years	Team
	England
2016	Great Britain 7s
Women's rugby sevens
Representing England
Commonwealth Games

Heather Margaret Fisher (born 13 June 1984) is an English rugby union and rugby sevens player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[1] She was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[2]

Fisher made her international rugby debut in 2009 after a stint in bobsledding.^[3] She represented Team GB in rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4] Great Britain lost the rugby sevens bronze medal match to Canada.^[5]

She has severe alopecia.^[6]

References

^ BSkyB Ltd. "Heather Fisher". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ Aimee Lewis (BBC Sport) (4 February 2010). "England flanker Heather Fisher swaps sleds for scrums". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Fisher, Heather". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ Tweedale, Alistair; Cary, Tom; Yorke, Harry (8 August 2016). "Team GB denied Rugby Sevens bronze medal by Canada as Australia beat New Zealand to take gold in the final". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^ "Heather Fisher". England Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

External links

"Player Profile at rfu.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
Heather Fisher at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] BSkyB Ltd. "Heather Fisher". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[2] theloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[3] Aimee Lewis (BBC Sport) (4 February 2010). "England flanker Heather Fisher swaps sleds for scrums". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[4] "Fisher, Heather". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[5] Tweedale, Alistair; Cary, Tom; Yorke, Harry (8 August 2016). "Team GB denied Rugby Sevens bronze medal by Canada as Australia beat New Zealand to take gold in the final". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[6] "Heather Fisher". England Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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