Courtney Keight | |
Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet) |
Birth Date: | 27 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Oxford, England |
School: | Ysgol Greenhill School |
University: | Swansea University |
Ru Currentposition: | Wing |
Weight: | 74.55kg (164.35lb) |
Repyears1: | 2019–present |
Repteam1: | Wales |
Years1: | 2020-present |
Clubs1: | Bristol Bears Swansea RFC Pontarddulais RFC |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 02 June 2021 |
Ru Currentteam: | Bristol Bears |
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]
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]
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. 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.
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.
Keight attended Ysgol Greenhill School as a child, before commencing undergraduate study at Swansea University.