Lisa Martin (born 31 March 1990)[1] is a Scottish rugby union player, who captained the national side from 2016 to 2018. She has made at least 50 appearances for Scotland. At club level, Martin plays for Saracens Women.
| Date of birth | 31 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Duddingston, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editMartin started playing rugby in Edinburgh at the age of 7.[3] As a youngstar, she also played basketball, and competed for East Scotland in the under-16 Scotland Schools Cup.[1] Martin plays as either a fly-half or inside centre.[4]
Martin played for Scottish club Murrayfield Wanderers, and captained the team in 2014, when they won the Sarah Beany Cup, and in 2015, when they won the inaugural Donna Kennedy Cup.[1] In 2017, Martin moved to English club Darlington Mowden Park Sharks.[3][5] Ahead of the 2018–19 French women's Premier Division season, Martin moved to French club Lille Métropole Rugby Club Villeneuvois (LMRCV).[3][6] It was her first fully professional contract, and allowed her to play rugby full-time.[6] Ahead of the 2019–20 Premier 15s season, Martin signed for English club Saracens Women.[4][7] In the 2021–2022 season, she played for Heriot's Rugby Club.[8]
International career
editMartin made her international debut for Scotland in 2010,[7] during the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made her first start in a 2011 match against Spain.[4] From 2016 to 2018, she was the Scotland captain,[5] and she captained Scotland in three Six Nations Championships.[7] Her first match as captain was the 2016 Six Nations Championship match against England.[9] She missed one game of the 2018 Six Nations Championship with an eye injury.[10] Later in the tournament, she captained Scotland to their first away win against Ireland in 12 years.[4] In 2018, Martin was one of eight players to receive a "2021 contract" from the Scottish Rugby Union. The contract provided financial support until the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[3][6]
Martin has made over 50 appearances for Scotland.[2] She has also played rugby sevens, and was part of the Scotland team that won the 2018 Amsterdam 7s event.[11]
Personal life
editMartin is from Duddingston, Scotland. She attended Portobello High School.[6] Aside from rugby, Martin worked as a performance coach at the University of Edinburgh; she left the role when she joined LMRCV.[6] She has also worked as a volunteer teaching assistant at Saracens High School.[7] Martin is in a long-term relationship with Calum Gauld, who is a coach for Murrayfield Wanderers men's team.[2] Her father also played rugby union whilst in the Royal Air Force.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lisa Martin". Saracens Women. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "International Women's Day Special". Scrum Magazine. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Scotland stars beginning to develop a French connection". Talking Rugby Union. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "SCOTLAND'S LISA MARTIN TO JOIN SARACENS WOMEN". Saracens Women. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Away win is the next goal for Lisa Martin's Scotland". The Scotsman. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Duddingston's Lisa Martin fulfils dream with French rugby deal". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Lisa Martin embracing new challenge at Saracens". The Herald. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "HERIOT'S BLUES WOMEN PROVE THEY ARE HERE TO STAY IN SIGNIFICANT VICTORY AGAINST RHC COUGARS". Heriot's Rugby Club. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Martin to captain Scotland Women in Six Nations opener against England". Sky Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2018: Lisa Martin returns for Scotland women v Ireland". BBC Sport. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "REPORT: SCOTLAND WOMEN 7S TRIUMPH IN AMSTERDAM". Scotland Rugby Union. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.