Lleucu George
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lleucu Fflur George (born 12 January 2000) is a professional Welsh rugby union player who plays fly-half for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Gloucester-Hartpury in Premiership Women's Rugby.[1][2]
Early life and career
George is a Pembrokeshire native and grew up on a dairy farm where she "spent her childhood looking after the calves in the early hours of the morning before school."[3] She started her career playing for a boys team at Pembrokeshire club, Crymych RFC.[3] She played with the boys team until she was 12 before she joined the girls side.[3]
Rugby career
George first played for Wales as a blindside flanker at just 17 years old.[4] She has since moved to the back line and plays at either fly-half or centre.[4] She is also an accomplished goal-kicker, she kicked a last minute conversion and helped Wales clinch a Six Nations victory over Scotland in 2019.[4]
She joined Gloucester-Hartpury in 2019.[3][4]
In 2024, she received a knee injury from an awkward fall during their match against Italy at the WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa.[5] She was ruled out of the sides final game against Japan.[5] Although she was flown back to Wales for treatment, scans showed that her injury was not as serious as initially thought.[5]
In 2025, George won a third Premiership Women's Rugby title with Gloucester-Hartpury under the guidance of Sean Lynn, who also happens to be her national coach.[6][7] She was subsequently named in Wales side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Player | Lleucu George | Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Lleucu George". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Lleucu George on her entry into rugby and family's dairy farm". www.thepwr.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ a b c d "Wales international fly-half Lleucu George joins Gloucester-Hartpury Women". www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ a b c "Lleucu George: Wales fly-half's injury less serious than feared". BBC Sport. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations: Lleucu George aims to bring 'unreal' Gloucester success to Wales". BBC Sport. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Gloucester-Hartpury make history with third Premiership win in a row". www.hartpury.ac.uk. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "NEWS: Wales Women name squad for Guinness Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Gillespie, Graeme (14 March 2025). "Lynn names 37-strong Wales Women squad for Six Nations". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 March 2025.