Natasha Hunt


Natasha "Mo" Hunt is an English female rugby union player who plays scrum-half for Gloucester-Hartpury and for England. She is also a qualified teacher.

Personal life

Hunt is a qualified teacher and previously trained at King Edward's School Birmingham in PE, before teaching at Sir Graham Balfour School in Stafford, also as a PE teacher. Hunt communicates with fans via the use of Twitter and her inspirations in rugby have been the former England Women's captain Sue Day and Susie Appleby.In an interview she claims that she gained inspiration to play rugby in a dream, where she saw her best friend Emily lifting Bruce Forsyth in a line out. Many of her fans have described her as "fit" and a "top bird".

England

Hunt has represented England Under 20s, England A, England sevens as well as the England women's national rugby union team. Hunt played for England in the RBS 6 Nations as well as in the rugby 7s world tournament, winning both. She is often associated with her sky blue hair scrunchie, where her teammates often call her "Mrs Bobble".
In 2014, Hunt made several appearances for England Women, helping them achieve their second world title and earning a professional contract in the process. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. She was in the starting team for the World Cup final 2017 and performed very under par as England were beaten. Hunt played in the starting line up in the Womens Six Nation's Squad against Scotland, winning 80-0. The team finished the tournament as Grand Slam champions 2019.

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