Rebecca Mahoney


Rebecca Mahoney is a former rugby union footballer and referee. She represented New Zealand and Wellington Rugby Football Union. She was a member of the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squads.

Personal life

Mahoney attended Alfredton Primary School and Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she was Dux Ludorum.
Mahoney currently farms with her husband Luke in Alfredton.

Career as a referee

Mahoney is a rugby referee in New Zealand. She the first of two women to be named to the New Zealand Elite Referee Squad. Mahoney was also named to the World Referee Squad and is refereeing the 2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai, Japan, Australia, London, and New Zealand. Mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in Hong Kong. Mahoney refereed rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast of Australia.