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Madison Ashby

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Madison Ashby
Date of birth (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2019 - Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pacific Games Team competition

Madison Ashby (born 22 January 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented Australia at sevens rugby at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. She debuted for Australia at the 2019 USA Women's Sevens in Glendale, Colorado.[1]

Career

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Ashby was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.[5]

Ashby won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6][7][8] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Greenwood, Emma (4 October 2019). "Sevens: Ashby 'knocks door down' to force way into world series opener". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads". RUGBY.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ASHBY Madison". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ Taylor, Nathan (13 July 2021). "Teenage dream now a reality for Madison Ashby". The Western Weekender. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  10. ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.