Georgie Lingham (born 20 August 1995) is an English rugby union player. She plays for the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.
| Date of birth | 20 August 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom North Wootton, she started her rugby union career playing for West Norfolk Rugby Club.[2]
Club career
editLingham 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]
International career
editShe 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]
Personal life
editShe attended the College of West Anglia where she was handed the accolade of sports woman of the year on 19 June 2018.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Georgie Lingham". Jltimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Plummer, Greg (29 November 2023). "England 7s and West Norfolk rugby star heads to Dubai 7s to start her campaign ahead of the 2024 Olympics". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Debut try for King's Lynn's Georgie in France". 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS STARS RETURN TO DOMESTIC ACTION". Six Nations Rugby. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "LINGHAM WINS TRY OF THE SEASON AWARD". Saracens. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Saracens duo agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Plummer, Greg (28 January 2024). "King's Lynn rugby ace eyes Team GB sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Clargo, Bethan (12 March 2023). "Georgie best as Lightning blitz Wasps". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "England women bring big guns in for Hamilton". The Rugby Paper. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "TUWAI RETURNS TO BOOST FIJI AT HSBC NEW ZEALAND SEVENS". Women.Rugby. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Plummer, Greg (8 December 2024). "West Norfolk and Dubai 7s winner gets Team GB call-up for Cape Town". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Awards evening marks King's Lynn college students' achievements". Lynn News. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.