Mathrin Simmers

Mathrin Simmers
Simmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthKnysna, South Africa
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2012–Present  South Africa 94 (100 pts)

Mathrin Simmers (born 3 March 1988) is a South African rugby sevens player.

Rugby career

Simmers competed for South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] She was selected again to represent South Africa at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco.[2]

Simmers was named in South Africa's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place.[3][4][5] She was later selected to represent South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7]

She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games sevens teams named". rugby15.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Mpupha to lead SA at RWC Women's Sevens". SA Rugby. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ^ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.