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In 1983, Loughborough Students were one of the founder members of the Women's Rugby Football Union, set up to regulate women's rugby throughout the British Isles. [4] Two years later, they hosted the American touring Wiverns rugby team and provided a number of players to the Midlands Select XV that played against the Wiverns on their tour. [ 5 ]
She made her debut for Loughborough Lightning in Premiership Women's Rugby at the age of 19 years-old. [2]She made the most metres (1,700) and the most line breaks (25) of all the players in the Premiership Women's Rugby during the 2023-24 regular season.
She joined Loughborough Lightning in 2021, for whom she plays at lock in the Premiership Women's Rugby. She signed a new contract with the club in January 2024. [3] [4] That summer, she captained the England Under-20s in the Six Nations Women's Summer Series. [5] She was named in the team of the tournament. [6]
Her debut followed a game of touch-rugby in Nottingham, where a player for Lichfield Ladies spotted her talent. [3] She was selected as captain of Loughborough Lightning for the inaugural season of England's premier club competition, Premier 15s, in 2017/18 and has continued to play for the side. [4]
[3] [2] Her uncle Karl Svoboda played and captained Canada's Men's Team from 1985 to 1995, including at the first three Rugby World Cups. [3] [2] Her twin sister Katie is also capped for the senior women's team having made her debut in 2016, while her younger sister Tia is an up-and-coming player. [2] [13] [14]
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Leah Bartlett (born 28 August 1998) is a Scottish rugby player from Lougborough who has played in the Premier 15s and Women's Six Nations, including the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. [1] She has also played for the England Women's U20 team.
Francesca Goldthorp (born 11 January 2003) is an England international dual-code rugby footballer who plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Premiership Women's Rugby primarily as a fullback. Previously she played for Leeds Rhinos in the RFL Women's Super League where she predominantly played at centre or wing .