Birth Date: | 20 August 1995[1] |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Currentteam: | Loughborough Lightning |
Years1: | -2017 |
Clubs1: | West Norfolk |
Clubs2: | Saracens |
Years2: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs3: | Loughborough Lightning |
Years3: | 2021– |
Ru Sevensnationalyears2: | 2020 |
Ru Sevensnationalteam2: | England |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2023- |
Georgie Lingham (born 20August 1995) is an English rugby union player. She plays for the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.
From North Wootton, she started her rugby union career playing for West Norfolk Rugby Club.[2]
Lingham made her debut for Saracens Women in September 2017.[3] She played for the side in the Premier 15s, including scoring a hat-trick of tries against Worcester Valkyries in December 2018.[4] She finished that season as the club’s top try scorer and was also awarded the Premier 15s try of the season for an effort against Richmond Women.[5]
She left Saracens in August 2021[6] and joined Loughborough Lightning.[7] Her performances for Loughbrough included a hat-trick against Wasps Women in March 2023.[8]
She was first selected for the England women's national rugby sevens team in January 2020.[9]
In January 2023, she was called-up to the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.[10] In December 2023, she was called-up to the GB Sevens Team for the Sevens World Series event in South Africa.[11]
She attended the College of West Anglia where she was handed the accolade of sports woman of the year on 19 June 2018.[12]