Gwenllian Jenkins Explained

Gwenllian Jenkins
Birth Date:20 November 2000
Birth Place:Carmarthen, Wales
Height:168 cm
Weight:87 kg
Ru Position:Prop
Ru Currentteam:Scarlets
Ru Amateurclubs:Lampeter Town
Clubs1:Scarlets
Repyears1:2019–
Repteam1:Wales
Repcaps1:3

Gwenllian Jenkins (born 20 November 2000) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays prop for the Wales women's national rugby union team[1] and Scarlets.[2] She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019,[3] and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[4]

Club career

Jenkins plays for Lampeter Town RFC[5] and Scarlets.

International career

Jenkins first played on the international stage during the 2019 Autumn Internationals, where she won two caps. She was then called up in 2021[6] to represent Wales during the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.

She has won three caps in her rugby career to date.

Personal life

As a child, Welsh-speaking Jenkins attended Ysgol Bro Pedr, before undertaking an apprenticeship in outdoor activities with national voluntary youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gwenllian Jenkins. 2021-06-10. Welsh Rugby Union Wales & Regions. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Gwenllian Jenkins. 2021-06-10. Scarlets Rugby. en-US.
  3. Web site: Former Amman Valley trio are named in Wales' Six Nations squad. 2021-06-10. South Wales Guardian. en.
  4. Web site: Facebook. 2021-06-10. www.facebook.com.
  5. Web site: Lampeter Town RFC. 2021-06-10. Lampeter Town RFC. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Four Chiefs named in Welsh training squad. 2021-06-10. www.exeterchiefs.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Urdd Gobaith Cymru / May 2020 (2). 2021-06-10. www.urdd.cymru. en.