Alba Vinuesa

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Alba Vinuesa
Born (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 26)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Stade Français
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Spain 36 (65)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2018– Spain 7s 11

Alba Vinuesa (born 30 March 1999) is a Spanish rugby union player. She competed for Spain in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Rugby career

Vinuesa switched from basketball to rugby, and started her rugby career at Rugby Cisneros in Madrid. [1] [2]

She made her international debut for Spain in 2018 and was part of the side that won the European Championship that year. [3] [4] In 2019, she underwent a left hip arthroscopy. [5]

Vinuesa also featured in the side that won the 2020 Rugby Europe Women's Championship. [1]

After graduating from university, she moved to France and joined Stade Français in 2023. [2] She scored four tries against Sweden and helped Spain win their 10th European Championship title. [6] She also featured for Spain at the 2024 European Championship. [7] [8]

Vinuesa was named in Spain's squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Saiz, Santiago (2021-03-26). "Gonzalo y Alba Vinuesa, la cantera española que compite por ir a un Mundial de rugby". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Alba Vinuesa : une Pink Rockets au mondial - SFP". www.stade.fr (in French). 2025-08-22. Retrieved 2025-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Alba Vinuesa García, vecina de Hoyo, campeona de Europa de rugby con la selección española - Ayuntamiento Hoyo de Manzanares". www.hoyodemanzanares.es (in Spanish). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2025-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Noguera, Jorge (2021-03-26). "Gonzalo Vinuesa, otro León forjado en el colegio mayor". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Alba Vinuesa, intervenida de una artroscopia de cadera". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2025-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "14-try Spain beat Sweden to win Rugby Europe Women's Championship". www.world.rugby. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2025-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Alba Vinuesa, tras meterse en el Mundial: "Estamos muy contentas, todavía asimilando la noticia"". OndaCero (in Spanish). 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Alba Vinuesa capitaneará a Las Leonas en su asalto al Europeo". Real Federación Española de Rugby - FERugby - Spanish Rugby Union (in Spanish). 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2025-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Así será el equipo de 32 Leonas que representará a España en el Mundial de Inglaterra" [This is the 32-woman team that will represent Spain at the World Cup in England.]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 11 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Spain announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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