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Courtney Keight

Courtney Keight

Wales international rugby union player

Courtney Keight (born 27 December 1997) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays wing for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Bristol Bears.[1] She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019 and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[2]

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Club career

Keight began playing rugby relatively late compared to her counterparts, first picking up the ball in 2016 while studying at Swansea University.[3] After playing centre for Swansea University RFC, Keight then joined Pontarddulais RFC, and later, Swansea RFC.[4]

She signed with her current team, Bristol Bears, as winger in July 2020.[5]

International career

Keight caught the eye of talent scouts during a cup final for Swansea at the Principality Stadium in April 2019, and was subsequently asked to play sevens for Wales.[3] After a brief period playing for the Ospreys, Keight was then invited to train with the Wales autumn squad, and made her international debut on the wing in a match against Ireland during the 2019 Autumn Internationals.[3]

Keight was part of the 2020 Women's Six Nations squad,[6] and made her first start for the team in 2021.[7] She has earned four caps in her rugby career to date.[1]

Personal life

Keight attended Ysgol Greenhill School as a child, before commencing undergraduate study at Swansea University.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Courtney Keight". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. [2]
    "Wales Women's Six Nations Squad 2021 – Scotland 27-20 Wales". Rugby World. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. [3]
    "Courtney takes centre stage as Wales Women win historic game with Crawshays". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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    "Courtney Keight". Moonrise. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. [5]
    "Courtney Keight is a Bear". Bristol Bears. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. [6]
    "Wales announce squad for Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  7. [7]
    "50 cap milestone for Wilkins - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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