Carys Phillips Explained

Carys Phillips
Birth Date:12 November 1992
Birth Place:Warrington, England
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Relatives:Rowland Phillips (father)
Ru Currentposition:Rugby union positions#Hooker
Ru Amateurclubs:Bristol Ladies
Skewen RFC
Ospreys
Ru Nationalyears:2013–present
Ru Nationalteam:Wales
Ru Nationalcaps:57
Ru Ntupdate:1 May 2016

Carys Phillips (born 12 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays as a Hooker for the Worcester Warriors in the Premier 15s and for Wales women's national rugby union team.[1]

Personal life

The daughter of back row forward Rowland Phillips, she studied at Llandovery College and took a course in Sports Coaching and Development at Cardiff Metropolitan University.[2] She is an ambassador for the Red Kites Girls’ Rugby Cluster Centre, an organisation which lends its support to all-girls rugby.[3]

Rugby career

Phillips has played for Skewen RFC[4] and also for Bristol Ladies, and Ospreys.

Phillips won her first international cap against Ireland in the first round of the 2013 Six Nations Championship. In 2016, She captained Wales in the second round of the Six Nations Championship.

Phillips was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shepard . Kit . 2022-10-09 . Wales Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Wales 18-15 Scotland . 2022-10-10 . Rugby World . en-US.
  2. Web site: Carys Phillips. Welsh Rugby Union. 2 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610104609/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_women.php?player=109322&includeref=dynamic. 10 June 2016. dead.
  3. News: Rowan . Kate . 12 August 2017 . Carys and Rowland Phillips – the daughter and father combination driving Welsh rugby forward . . subscription . 17 August 2019.
  4. News: Southcombe. Matthew. Women's Rugby World Cup: Wales continue to make changes as they look to salvage something from the pool. WalesOnline. 8 August 2014. 2 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Jones . Liz . 2022-09-21 . Wales Rugby World Cup squad named . 2022-09-22 . Welsh Rugby Union . en-GB.
  6. Web site: 2022-09-21 . Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants . 2022-10-10 . Sky Sports . en.