Emily Valentine
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title:
Emily Valentine
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Emily Frances Valentine, designated the first lady of rugby and "female William Web Ellis" by the media, is the earliest documented female rugby player in 1887, and provides the only confirmed record of a woman playing in the nineteenth century. Prior to the discovery of Valentine, the earliest named female rugby player was Mary Eley in 1917, who at the age of sixteen played for the Cardiff Ladies.
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Northern Irish rugby player
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Valentine
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date modified:
2024-03-07T09:27:29Z
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