Alison Rowatt (born 16 February 1981 in

Rutherglen Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...

) is a female

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midfield player from

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. She played club hockey for

Giffnock Giffnock (; sco, Giffnock; gd, Giofnag, ) is a town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies east of Barrhead, east-southeast of Paisley and northwest of East Kilbride, at the south ...

, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2000. After retiring from field hockey, she went on to compete in

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. Rowatt works as a

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1981 births Living people Scottish female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Rutherglen Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland {{Scotland-fieldhockey-bio-stub