Mathrin Simmers (born 3 March 1988) is a South African rugby sevens player.
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1988 | ||||||||||
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| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||
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Rugby career
editSimmers competed for South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] She was selected again to represent South Africa at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco.[2]
Simmers was named in South Africa's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place.[3][4][5] She was later selected to represent South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7]
She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Commonwealth Games sevens teams named". rugby15.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Mpupha to lead SA at RWC Women's Sevens". SA Rugby. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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