Kay Wilson
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kay Wilson (born 19 September 1991) is an English rugby union player for England. She was included in the 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup's.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Wilson was born in 1991 and she was playing at the age of five and she played for Old Caterhamians, Warlingham and Dorking whilst a child. She attended Saint Bede's Secondary School in Redhill, Surrey.[4]
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She graduated with a degree in Sports Development from the Cardiff Metropolitan University. Wilson also played for the Cardiff Met's Ladies RFC.[5][6]
Wilson made her debut at the 2011 IRB Nations Cup.[7]
She is a winger and in March 2017 she scored seven tries against Scotland during a 64–0 win by England in the Six Nations at Twickenham. This contributed to her position as top scorer in the Six Nations that year.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ a b "RFU – England". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Inside Croydon.com (14 August 2014). "Wilson the wizz gets England into Rugby World Cup final". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Cardiff Met's Kay Wilson crowned BUCS 'SuperGrad' player of the tournament". Cardiff Metropolitan University. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Miranda Byrant (15 August 2014). "Rugby star Kay Wilson ran rings around the rugby boys, now she's in the World Cup final". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- England women's international rugby union players
- English female rugby union players
- England international women's rugby sevens players
- Alumni of Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Bristol Bears Women players
- Rugby union players from Surrey
- Rugby union wings
- People from Caterham
- 21st-century English sportswomen