| Date of birth | 26 October 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Barnes, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 November 2009 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Esher, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda Pauline Uttley (26 October 1966 – 27 November 2009) was an English rugby union footballer.
She was born in Barnes, London and was the youngest of eight siblings. [1] Her rugby career began in 1989 at Teddington Rugby Club. [2] She moved to Wasps Rugby Club in 1995 and won her first international cap in 1997, the start of her career with the Women's England Team. [3] She won a total of thirteen caps, playing in every position except full-back, hooker and prop, and was a member of the squads in the Five Nations and World Cup in 1998. [4] She went on to play for the Classic Lionesses in Bermuda in 2000. [3]
In November 2007 she was diagnosed with 'end-stage' leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. [2] [4] Despite her illness, she continued to work for the Rugby Football Union and toured with the England Lionesses. [3] She died on 27 November 2009 at Princess Alice Hospice in Esher at the age of 43. [3] She remains the only deceased capped Englishwoman.
Since then, winners of the RFU Linda Uttley Award, in recognition of the commitment and dedication of an individual, have included Sophie Hemming [5] and Catherine Spencer. [6]
References
- ^ "Lives in brief: Linda Uttley and Alex Parker". The Times. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b Fiona Hackett (27 November 2009). "Former player Linda Uttley". waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Joanna Kilvington (1 December 2009). "Women's rugby star Linda Uttley dies of cancer". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Tributes pour in for Uttley". Scrum Queens. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Sophie Hemming". womensrugbydata.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Spencer". globalaccountingnetwork.net. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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