Sarah Hunter

Sarah Alice Hunter (born 19 September 1985) is an English retired rugby union player. She represented at four Rugby World Cups. At the 2021 Rugby World Cup, Hunter received her 138th international cap, passing Rochelle Clark to become England's all-time most capped rugby player. Early life Hunter was born in North Shields in 1985. She began playing rugby league as a 9-year-old at Goathland Primary School, playing for the Longbenton and Gateshead Panthers. Sarah started playing rugby union at Novocastrians RFC in 2000 and initially played as a strong running centre. She was Players' Player of the Year before transitioning to the back row. Having moved position she was selected for England U19s. In 2004 she left the North East to study Sports Science and Mathematics at Loughborough University. She went on to work for the RFU as University Rugby Development Office for the South West. Rugby union career Club At 18, Hunter joined the Lichfield Ladies. She moved to Bristol Ladies in 2015 and joined Loughborough Lightning in 2017, where she retired in 2023.