Heather Fisher

Heather Fisher
Full nameHeather Margaret Fisher
Born (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Worcester
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 England 27 (35)
National sevens teams
Years Team Comps
England
2016 Great Britain 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam competition
Women's rugby union
Representing  England
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 FranceTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2010 EnglandTeam competition

Heather Margaret Fisher (born 13 June 1984) is an English rugby union and rugby sevens player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2]

Fisher made her international rugby debut in 2009 after a stint in bobsledding.[3] She represented Team GB in rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] Great Britain lost the rugby sevens bronze medal match to Canada.[5]

She has severe alopecia.[6] She has talked about the discrimination and insults she has faced as a result of having no hair.[7]

References

  1. ↑ BSkyB Ltd. "Heather Fisher". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ↑ intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Aimee Lewis (BBC Sport) (4 February 2010). "England flanker Heather Fisher swaps sleds for scrums". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fisher, Heather". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Tweedale, Alistair; Cary, Tom; Yorke, Harry (8 August 2016). "Team GB denied Rugby Sevens bronze medal by Canada as Australia beat New Zealand to take gold in the final". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Heather Fisher". England Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Heather Fisher: World Cup winner on hair loss, identity & resilience".
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