Ellie Miles (born 7 February 1999)[1] is a women's rugby union player from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England who plays for Harlequins Ladies[2] in the Premier 15s[3] as a scrum-half or wing.[4][5] She started her career at her hometown club Tunbridge Wells RFC and helped coach rugby at her school, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School before joining Harlequins Ladies.[6] She has been noted as an up-and-coming female rugby player.[7]
| Date of birth | 7 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Royal Tunbridge Wells, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMiles first started playing rugby union at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School.[citation needed] She then joined Tunbridge Wells RFC, for whom her father had played as captain and coach,[8] when they first set up their girls' youth team in 2014.[9][10][11] She eventually became the captain of Tunbridge Wells under-18s and used her position to help run and coach the rugby club at her school.[6] Later in that year, she was called up by the Kent Rugby Football Union to represent Kent under-18 Ladies and from there went to play for the London and South East under 18 Ladies team in both rugby union and rugby sevens.[10] She also represented England South East in the rugby sevens competition at the School Games in 2016 at Loughborough University[12] as well as in the national Division Series.[13]
In 2016, she joined Women's Premiership club Aylesford Bulls Ladies and captained Kent U18s again but was injured before being selected for London and South-East trials.[1] She remained with Aylesford during their rebrand as Harlequins Ladies for the first Premier 15s season.[14] After starting the season playing for Harlequins Ladies II[5] she made her debut against Worcester Valkyries as a substitute.[14] Miles made her first Harlequins start in December against Waterloo Ladies, where she scored a try.[15] In 2016, Miles was honoured by the Tunbridge Wells government.[16][17]
Personal life
editIn 2016, Miles was nominated for her rugby volunteering work for a Tunbridge Wells Borough Council civic award for sports achievement.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ellie Miles". Harlequins. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Ellie Miles". Women's Elite Rugby. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Ellie Miles". Women's Elite Rugby. 28 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Coaches Corner with Karen Findlay". Harlequins. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Lichfield Ladies 6 – 19 Harlequins Ladies II". Lichfield RUFC. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Bid for More Rugby Girls". Kent and Sussex Courier. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Roy, Rhiannon. "Time & Leisure Local Lifestyle Magazine". timeandleisure.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "That's miles better – now for survival..." Kent and Sussex Courier. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Myers, Rebecca. "Harlequins starlet Ellie Miles blazes a trail in the Tyrell's Premier 15s".
- ^ a b "In the Running for Group and Sports Awards". Kent and Sussex Courier. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Tunbridge Wells U15 Girls". Tunbridge Wells RFC. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "2016 School Games Rugby Sevens Squads Announced –". Schoolgamesfinals.org. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "State of the nation: Youth and Ladies sections". Tunbridge Wells RFC. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via Google Webcache.
- ^ a b "Harlequins Ladies make four changes to team to face Worcester Valkyries". Harlequins. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Zorab, Jack (17 December 2017). "Breach is at it again as 'Wood are well beaten". The Rugby Paper. No. 483. London. p. 44. ISSN 1758-874X.
- ^ "2017 Awards Winners – Tunbridge Wells Borough Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Love Where We Live Awards Ceremony – Tunbridge Wells Borough Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Administrator (19 October 2016). "Double honour for Nourish at Love Where We Live awards". Times of Tunbridge Wells. Retrieved 11 November 2017.