Date of birth | 20 January 1985 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Taunton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School |
Palmerston North Girls' High School, The West Somerset Community College, Oldfield School |
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University | University of Wales Institute, Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DanielleWaterman.com |
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2014 |
Wasps Bristol |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2003– | England | 74 | (205) |
Correct as of 17 July 2016
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Comps | |
2009– | England | ||
Correct as of 17 July 2016
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Danielle “Nolli” Waterman (born 20 January 1985) is a professional English rugby union and rugby sevens player. Being a member of England's national rugby union team, she is a multiple Six Nations Championship winner and became World Champion in 2014. She was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.
Danielle Waterman is the daughter of Jim Waterman, who played in more than 400 games for Bath Rugby. Rugby took hold of her while Waterman's family was staying in New Zealand. At Palmerston North High School, she was one of a few girls who played rugby with the boys. She continued to do so at her first sports club, Minehead Barbarians RFC, after returning to England. She played for the South West regional U-16s squad until she was selected to the England Senior Academy at the age of 15.
On her Test debut in 2003 against Ireland, 18-year-old Danielle Waterman became the youngest girl then to represent her country. She won the award for England's Most Promising Player in 2006 and was the national team's vice captain when England won the 2012 Women's European Championship. After winning silver medals at the 2006 World Cup and the 2010 World Cup, she became World Champion at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup having scored a try in the final against Canada. Subsequently, Waterman was awarded Gloucestershire's Professional Sports Personality of 2014, in addition to the English team receiving the BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award.