Natasha Hunt

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| caption =Natasha Hunt in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

| height = 1.65 m

| weight = 67 kg

| occupation = International Rugby Player, Teacher

| school = Dene Magna School

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| ru_position = Scrum-half

| ru_currentteam = Gloucester-Hartpury

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| clubs1 = Malvern

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| clubs2 = Bath

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| years4 = 2013–2018

| clubs4 = Lichfield

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| years5 = 2018–

| clubs5 = Gloucester-Hartpury

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| repyears1 = 2011–

| repteam1 = England

| repyears2 = 2023

| repteam2 = Barbarians

| repcaps1 = 76

| reppoints1 = 56

| repsevensyears1 = 2016–2018

| repsevensyears2 = 2016–2020

| repsevensteam1 = England

| repsevensteam2 = Great Britain

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Natasha May "Mo" Hunt (born 21 March 1989) is an English rugby union player who plays scrum-half for Gloucester-Hartpury and for England. She is also a qualified teacher.

Personal life

Hunt attended Dene Magna School.{{cite news |last1=Iles |first1=Robert |title=Gloucester-born Natasha Hunt is one of three players to be awarded England Women XV contracts |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/gloucester-born-natasha-hunt-one-2348190 |access-date=7 April 2022 |work=Gloucestershire Live |date=20 December 2018}}

Hunt is a qualified teacher and previously trained at King Edward's School Birmingham in PE, before teaching at Sir Graham Balfour School in Stafford, also as a PE teacher. Hunt communicates with fans via the use of Twitter and her inspirations in rugby are the former England Women's captain Sue Day and Susie Appleby.{{cite web |url=http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/WomensRugby/NatashaHunt |title=Natasha Hunt - Official RFU England Profile |publisher=Rugby Football Union |access-date=13 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110140500/http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/WomensRugby/NatashaHunt |archivedate=10 January 2012}}

England

Hunt has represented England Under 20s, England A, England sevens as well as the England women's national rugby union team. Hunt played for England in the RBS 6 Nations as well as in the rugby 7s world tournament, winning both.

In 2014, Hunt made several appearances for England Women, helping them achieve their second world title and earning a professional contract in the process.{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/11053391/England-Women-Rugby-World-Cup-winners-to-paid-to-play-RFU-announces.html |title=England Women's Rugby World Cup winners to be paid to play, RFU announces |last=Duffin |first=Claire |date=25 August 2014 |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817144209/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/11053391/England-Women-Rugby-World-Cup-winners-to-paid-to-play-RFU-announces.html# |archive-date=2016-08-17 |url-status=live}}

She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.{{Cite news |url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-announce-squad-for-2017-women-rugby-world-cup/ |title=England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup |date=29 June 2017 |work=RFU |access-date=2017-09-20 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191312/http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-announce-squad-for-2017-women-rugby-world-cup/# |archive-date=2017-10-04 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/england-name-squad-womens-world-cup-defence-79159 |title=England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence |last=Mockford |first=Sarah |date=2017-06-29 |work=Rugby World |access-date=2017-09-20 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920190852/http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/england-name-squad-womens-world-cup-defence-79159# |archive-date=2017-09-20 |url-status=live}} She was in the starting team for the World Cup final 2017. Hunt played in the starting line up in the Women's Six Nation's Squad against Scotland, winning 80–0. The team finished the tournament as Grand Slam champions 2019.

She was called into the Red Roses side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship on 17 March.{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-media/red-roses-squad-six-nations-announced |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=England Rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Martyn |date=17 March 2025 |title=John Mitchell names 4 uncapped players in England's Six Nations squad |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-womens-six-nations-squad/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=RugbyPass}}

Honours

RBS 6 Nations Rugby Women's winner 2012
Women's rugby 7s world tournament winner
2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
Allianz Premier 15s Champion 2022/23
Premiership Women's Rugby Champion 2023–24
Premiership Women's Rugby Champions 2024–25

References

External links

[https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/red-roses/england-women/natasha-hunt Natasha Hunt] at England Rugby
[https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/teams/women/player/natasha-mo-hunt Natasha 'Mo' Hunt] at Gloucester-Hartpury
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