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Lynne Cantwell

Lynne Cantwell
Date of birth (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 43)
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
200x– Richmond Women ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
19xx–2004
2005–		 Munster
Leinster[1][2]		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–  Ireland 78
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013  Ireland

Lynne Cantwell (born 27 September 1981) is an Irish rugby union player. 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3] She is Ireland's most capped female player.[4] She played at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]

In 2019, she was on the first panel to determine the World Rugby women's-15s player-of-the-year award with Melodie Robinson, Danielle Waterman, Will Greenwood, Liza Burgess, Fiona Coghlan, Gaëlle Mignot, Jillion Potter, Stephen Jones, and Karl Te Nana.[6]

Cantwell has a Sports and Exercise Science degree from the University of Limerick and a Masters in Physiotherapy from Southampton University.[7] As of 2019, Cantwell is a member of the board of Sports Ireland.[citation needed]

At the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Cantwell was part of the coaching squad for the South African rugby sevens team.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Leinster ladies win first Interpro crown". www.irishexaminer.com. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Women's: Leinster End Munster's Grip On Interpro Title". www.irishrugby.ie. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ IRB.com (1 May 2014). "Ireland women to seek "another level"". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^ IRB.com (24 June 2013). "Cantwell and Ireland riding crest of a wave". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ ur7s.com (20 June 2013). "Ireland Women name squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow". Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ worldrugby.org. "Stars join new-look World Rugby Awards panels". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ^ Six Physio.com. "Lynne Cantwell". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  8. ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/coach/lynne-cantwell_1934831 [bare URL]
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