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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 ]
England have won the championship on a total of 20 out of 29 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 18 times and the Triple Crown 24 times – making them the most successful side in the tournament's history, helped by their status as the only fully professional women's team in 2019. They won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014, and have ...
She started playing rugby for Telford Hornets at the age of 13 years-old. [2] 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]
Gloucester-Hartpury move top of the Premiership Women's Rugby table with a 36-19 win against Loughborough Lightning. ... Hartpury a 19-5 lead at half-time and team-mate Lleucu George also touched ...
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.
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]
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.
[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]