Rebecca Mahoney

Rebecca Mahoney (née Hull, born 25 August 1983) is a former rugby union footballer and referee. She represented New Zealand and Wellington Rugby Football Union. She was a member of the Black Ferns 2006 and 2010 Rugby World Cup winning squads.^[1][2]

Rebecca Mahoney

Canterbury vs Manawatu, 12 October 2013 at Rugby Park
Birth name	Rebecca Marie Hull
Date of birth	(1983-08-25) 25 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Masterton, New Zealand
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1999 Bush RFU (0) – Eketahuna (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2016 Wellington (0) Manawatu (0) - Hawke's Bay (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2011 New Zealand 19 (25)
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2006 Canada Team competition 2010 England Team competition

Personal life

Mahoney attended Alfredton Primary School and Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she was Dux Ludorum. She currently farms with her husband Luke in the Tararua District, New Zealand.^[2]

Refereeing career

Mahoney was a rugby referee in New Zealand.^[3] She is the first of two women to be named to the New Zealand Elite Referee Squad.^[4] She reffed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.^[2]

Mahoney was also named to the World Referee Squad and refereed the 2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai, Japan, Australia, London, and New Zealand.^[5]

Mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in Hong Kong.^[6] She retired from first class refereeing in 2021.^[6]