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Sarah Hunter⁠

Back-row forward Sarah Hunter, born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 19 September 1985, made her England debut against Scotland on 3 February 2007. Her 141 caps place her No.1 on the Red Roses' all-time list, four clear of Rocky Clark in second.

Hunter was selected for four Women's Rugby World Cups across 11 years. She was in the squads that finished runners-up in 2010 and won the title in 2014, then captained England at both the 2017 and 2021 tournaments, each of which ended with the Red Roses as runners-up.
Caps141
England careerDebut 2007

England legacy

No.1 on England's all-time caps list

Player file

At a glance

  • Born19 September 1985
  • BirthplaceNewcastle upon Tyne
  • England debut3 February 2007 v Scotland
  • Caps141 No.1 all-time

Major tournaments

2010 Women's Rugby World Cup2014 Women's Rugby World Cup2017 Women's Rugby World Cup2021 Women's Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Sarah Hunter's tries

2008 – 2022

Tries31In our match records
Matches scored in27Of 141 caps
Hat-tricks1Three or more in a match
Opponents10Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Sarah Hunter's England tries by year
YearTries
20081
20092
20100
20112
20123
20135
20143
20150
20161
20171
20184
20195
20202
20210
20222

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Scotland 7
  2. Wales 5
  3. Italy 5
  4. Canada 4
  5. Ireland 3
  6. France 2
  7. United States 2
  8. Australia 1
First England try
v Wales, 2 February 2008 · Women's Six Nations
Latest
v Australia, 30 October 2022 · Women's Rugby World Cup
Latest matches in which Sarah Hunter scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
31 30 Oct 2022 Australia 5–41 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 7'
30 9 Apr 2022 England 58–5 WalesWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 81'
29 23 Feb 2020 England 27–0 IrelandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 2'
28 10 Feb 2020 Scotland 0–53 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 63'
26–27 9 Nov 2019 France 10–20 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 33', 38'
25 6 Jul 2019 Canada 17–19 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2019 Super Series Women's Test matches · 2019 Super Series 73'
24 16 Mar 2019 England 80–0 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 52'
23 9 Mar 2019 England 55–0 ItalyWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 39'
22 9 Nov 2018 England 57–5 United StatesWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 50'
19–21 4 Feb 2018 Italy 7–42 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 51', 64', 81'
18 11 Feb 2017 Wales 0–63 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 37'
17 5 Feb 2016 Scotland 0–32 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 54'
Show all 27 matches
Earlier matches in which Sarah Hunter scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
16 9 Aug 2014 Canada 13–13 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 56'
15 22 Feb 2014 England 17–10 IrelandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 7'
14 9 Feb 2014 Scotland 0–63 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 40'
13 7 Aug 2013 United States 21–36 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2013 Nations Cup Women's Test matches · 2013 Nations Cup 30'
12 17 Mar 2013 Wales 16–20 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 14'
11 9 Mar 2013 England 34–0 ItalyWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 18'
9–10 2 Feb 2013 England 76–0 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 19', 76'
8 23 Nov 2012 England 16–13 New ZealandWomen's Test matches · End-of-year Test Women's Test matches · End-of-year Test 62'
7 13 May 2012 Spain 0–61 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship 44'
6 25 Feb 2012 England 33–0 WalesWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 67'
5 13 Aug 2011 Canada 19–41 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2011 Nations Cup Women's Test matches · 2011 Nations Cup ×1
4 18 Mar 2011 Ireland 0–31 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 21'
3 22 Aug 2009 Canada 0–22 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 32'
2 21 Mar 2009 England 72–3 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 78'
1 2 Feb 2008 England 55–0 WalesWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 30'

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