Who is England rugby player Amy Wilson-Hardy as her racist messages go viral, bio, age, husband and Instagram

Who is England rugby player Amy Wilson-Hardy as her racist messages go viral, bio, age, husband and Instagram

Have a look at the bio, age and husband of Amy Wilson-Hardy

Amy Wilson-Hardy is a womenโ€™s rugby league player who is currently facing allegations of making an alleged racist comment, find out more about her and the incident below.

As a result of the incident, she was forced to withdraw from the final GB game of the tournament.

Who is England rugby player Amy Wilson-Hardy as her racist messages go viral during the 2024 Olympics, bio, age, husband and Instagram

Following the incident, the British rugby sevens player is currently under investigation for her alleged racist remark.

Amy Wilson-Hardy under fire for making racist comments

Amy recently got removed from the GB rugby team after she got embroiled in an incdent involving racist comments. An anonymised Instagram account shared a screengrab on Monday showing a WhatsApp message from Wilson-Hardy. The conversation shows a photo showing Amy wearing a dark coloured face mask. Meanwhile, the other person replies:

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Genuine chocolate face.โ€

Wilson-Hardy went on to reply with the words:

Thought Iโ€™d have a better chance with the blacks.โ€

British Olympic Association (BOA) speaks out

The British Olympic Association (BOA) made a statement on Monday stating:

it has been made aware of an image published on a social media platform and is investigating the matter.โ€

The BOA further issued another statement on Tuesday afternoon saying:

The has confirmed that Amy Wilson Hardy has been withdrawn on medical grounds from the Paris 2024 rugby sevens placement matches and will be replaced by Tokyo 2020 Olympian Abi Burton.โ€

Amy Wilson-Hardy bio and age

Amy Alexandra Wilson-Hardy is an English rugby union player who was born on September 13, 1991, in Poole, United Kingdom. She is currently 32 years old and plays for the Great Britain national team and the Trailfinders Women in the Women’s Premiership.

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She is single and unmarried.

Height and weight

Amy stands at a height of 1.68 m and weighs around 70 kg.

Career and achievements

Amy Wilson-Hardy made her debut for the England womenโ€™s national rugby union team back in 2013. She was selected as a member of the Great Britain women’s national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The following year, she was selected for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup squad and also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Earlier this year in June 2024, she featured in the British squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Instagram

Amy Wilson-Hardy ha an Instagram account with the handle @amywilsonhardy, where she has over 18K followers. She is quite active on the page and has about 963 posts sharing about her personal life and her profession.

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