Claire Rowat

Claire Rowat (born 4 January 1983) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for Wellington at a provincial level.

Career Rowat grew up in Stratford and has always enjoyed sports, she started out playing netball and swimming before trying different sports including rhythmic gymnastics and basketball at New Plymouth Girls' High School; she only started playing rugby at the age of 15.

She taught at Houghton Valley School in Wellington. She was named on the bench in both tests against England, but did not get to run onto the field. She made her only appearance for the Black Ferns in a non-international match against an England A side on 14 November 2009 at Esher.