Maggie Alphonsi
England international rugby union player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret Omotayo Sanni Alphonsi MBE (born 20 December 1983) is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker for Saracens W.R.F.C. and England before retiring in 2014.[1] She was Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year in 2010, and was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2016 during the opening ceremonies for the Hall's first physical location in Rugby, Warwickshire.[2]
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Date of birth | (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Lewisham, south London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alphonsi was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to rugby.[3]