star Debby Hodgkinson – the Player of the Tournament when Australia won the inaugural Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai earlier this year – has received a further accolade today from the International Rugby Board.
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The 178cm, 82kg forward also has visions of completing a Women's Rugby World Cup double when the traditional 15-a-side tournament for women is staged in England next year.
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Position: No.8
Club: Cottesloe
Nickname: Debs, Debsta, Zon
Height: 178cm
Weight: 82kg
Date of birth: 22/11/1980
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, England
Representative Honours: Wallaroos (2002-present), Australian Women's Sevens