Ashleigh Hewson (born 18 December 1979) is a female rugby union player and former captain of the Australian national women's team, the Wallaroos. She was a member of the Wallaroos squad at three World Cups, the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup where the team finished in third place, the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup where they finished 7th (where Hewson was the 5th highest points scorer of the competition scoring 39 points), and the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup where she led Australia as the captain.
Hewson was a prison guard in Sydney for 10 years and now works as a Services and Program officer with offenders who have an intellectual disability.[1]
In October 2016, Hewson was named as Australia's women's XVs player of the year, taking out the prestigious John Eales medal.[2]
References
- ^ Jon Geddes (The Daily Telegraph) (5 August 2010). "Meet Wallaroos female prison guard Ashleigh Hewson". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper scores second prestigious John Eales medal". ABC News. Sydney. Australian Associated Press (AAP). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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