Joanne Yapp
| Date of birth | September 6, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Shrewsbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joanne Yapp (born September 26, 1979 in Shrewsbury) is an English rugby union coach and former player who grew up in the village of Clee Hill in Shropshire. She represented England at the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cups, and captained the side at the 2006 World Cup. She was appointed as the Wallaroos first female Head Coach at the end of 2023.