Carys Phillips

Carys Phillips
Date of birth (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.7 metres (5.6 ft)
Weight 82 kilograms (12.9 st)
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s) Openside flanker
Current team Skewen/Ospreys
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Bristol Ladies
Skewen RFC
Ospreys
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013-present Wales 26
correct as of 1 May 2016.

Carys Phillips (born 12 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a openside flanker for the Skewen RFC/Ospreys and the Wales women's national rugby union team. The daughter of back row forward Rowland Phillips, she studied at Llandovery College and later took a course in Sports Coaching and Developement at Cardiff Metropolitan University.[1] Phillips also played for Bristol Ladies.[2] She won her first international cap against Ireland in the first round of the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. Phillips captained Wales in the second round of the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carys Phillips". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. Southcombe, Matthew (8 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Wales continue to make changes as they look to salvage something from the pool". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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