Francesca McGhie
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| Date of birth | 7 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francesca McGhie (born 7 May 2003) in Edinburgh, is a Scottish rugby union player, who often plays fullback or wing. She plays for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Women's Rugby as well as the Scotland national team.
Rugby career
[edit]She started playing rugby at age fifteen with the East Lothian and Borders Girls Club.[1] In 2019, she joined Watsonians, where she helped win the Scottish Premiership in 2022, she also assisted in lifting the Sarah Beaney Cup a season year later.[1]
In 2023, she played in the inegural edition of the Celtic Challenge for The Thistles.[2] In March 2023, she made her debut for Scotland against England in the 2023 Six Nations.[3][4] Her first international try was against Ireland in the same tournament.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, McGhie signed for Leicester Tigers for their first season in the English Premiership Women's Rugby.[5]
In October 2023, she won the first edition of WXV 2 with Scotland in Cape Town, South Africa.[6] She was nominated for the World Rugby breakthrough player of the Year Award in the same October.[7]
She was included in the Scottish squad for the 2024 edition of WXV 2.[8]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- 2022 Scottish Premiership
- 2023 Sarah Beaney Cup
Country
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Francesca McGhie". Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "The Thistles coaching set-up and squad confirmed ahead of Celtic Challenge competition". Scottish Rugby. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Heatly, Gary (24 January 2024). "McGhie blown away by 'surreal' year - Guinness Women's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Francesca McGhie backed to make her mark in Six Nations opener". The Herald. 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Bathgate, Stuart (30 June 2023). "Four Scotland internationals sign for Leicester Tigers". The Offside Line. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "WXV tournament: Scotland win WXV2 title as Ireland crowned WXV3 champions after beating Spain". Sky Sports. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Scotland's Francesca McGhie nominated for World Rugby breakthrough player award". BBC Sport. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for WXV 2 competition". Scottish Rugby. 27 August 2024. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.