Patty Jervey

{{Short description|American rugby union player}}

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| ru_position = Loose forward

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| repyears1 = 1989-2006

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| repcaps1 = 40

| reppoints1 = 178

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Patricia "Patty" Marie Jervey (born March 29, 1964) is an American former rugby union player. She appeared in five Women's World Cups for the {{nwrut|United States}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/news/newsid=2039592.html |title=WRWC 2010: Did you know …? |author=IRB.com |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=November 19, 2014}} She was a member of the Eagles squad to win the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://goffrugbyreport.com/intl-news/jervey-among-14-irb-hall-fame |title=Jervey Among 14 into IRB Hall of Fame |author=GRR Staff |date=November 17, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2014}} The 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup was her last appearance for the Eagles.{{cite web |url=http://scrumhalfconnection.com/2006/05/23/womens-world-cup-squad-named/ |title=Women's World Cup Squad Named |author=Wendy Young |date=May 23, 2006 |access-date=November 19, 2014}} Retiring with 178 points and 38 tries, Jervey is considered one of the ten greatest North American women rugby players.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/731322674|title=Rugby for dummies|last=Brown, Mathew.|date=2011|publisher=Wiley|others=Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962-|isbn=9781118043325|edition= 3rd|location=Mississauga, Ont.|pages=317|oclc=731322674}}

Jervey was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on November 18, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/38939 |title=2014 Inductee: Patty Jervey |author=World Rugby |author-link=World Rugby |date=November 18, 2014 |access-date=January 6, 2015}} She was one of six women to be inducted.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/36184 |title=IRB Hall of Fame welcomes 15 new inductees |author=worldrugby.org |date=November 18, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://atlantaharlequins.com/?p=2272 |title=Harlequin Patty Jervey Inducted into IRB Hall of Fame |author=atlantaharlequins.com |date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2014}}