Helen Mahon-Stroud
Helen Mahon-Stroud is a New Zealand netball coach and former rugby union player. In 2008, Mahon-Stroud was appointed head coach of the Canterbury Tactix in the ANZ Championship. Canterbury finished in seventh place during the 2008 season, with five wins and eight losses. She has been retained as coach for the 2009 season.[1]
| Date of birth | April 15, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Mahon-Stroud began her rugby career in 1989. She was introduced to the sport by Black Ferns legend Anna Richards who was also her Canterbury netball teammate. She represented New Zealand at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup. In 2019, she was one of 46 former Black Ferns who were presented with a test cap.[2][3]
References
- NZPA (5 August 2008). "Mahon-Stroud reappointed Tactix coach for 2009". 3 News. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Findlater, Gordon (25 October 2019). "Helen Mahon-Stroud: Women's rugby pioneer". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Five minutes with Helen Mahon-Stroud". www.netballchristchurch.org.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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