Patty Jervey
| Date of birth | March 29, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Patricia "Patty" Marie Jervey (born March 29, 1964) is an American former rugby union player. She appeared in five Women's World Cups for the United States.[1] She was a member of the Eagles squad to win the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] The 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup was her last appearance for the Eagles.[3] Retiring with 178 points and 38 tries, Jervey is considered one of the ten greatest North American women rugby players.[4]
Jervey was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on November 18, 2014.[5] She was one of six women to be inducted.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ IRB.com (August 19, 2010). "WRWC 2010: Did you know …?". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ GRR Staff (November 17, 2014). "Jervey Among 14 into IRB Hall of Fame". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ Wendy Young (May 23, 2006). "Women's World Cup Squad Named". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ Brown, Mathew. (2011). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962- (3rd ed.). Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. p. 317. ISBN 9781118043325. OCLC 731322674.
- ^ World Rugby (November 18, 2014). "2014 Inductee: Patty Jervey". Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ worldrugby.org (November 18, 2014). "IRB Hall of Fame welcomes 15 new inductees". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ atlantaharlequins.com (November 14, 2014). "Harlequin Patty Jervey Inducted into IRB Hall of Fame". Retrieved November 19, 2014.