Sophie Spence
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Date of birth | February 26, 1987 | ||
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Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Lock | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Leinster Old Belvedere |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2012-Present | Ireland | ||
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
2013 | Ireland |
Sophie Spence (born February 26, 1987) is a female rugby union player. She represented Ireland at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]
Spence previously played Netball. She has a degree in Sport and Exercise and a Masters degree in Sport psychology.[2] She was injured in 2013 while playing sevens rugby and required two hand operations.[3]
In October 2015 she was nominated for Worlds Women's Player of the Year award alongside France captain Gaélle Mignot and New Zealand scrum-half Kendra Cocksedge.
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