Clara Piquero

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Clara Piquero
Born (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 26)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Section Paloise
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Spain 31 (70)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017– Spain 7s 5

Clara Piquero (born 11 February 1999) is a Spanish rugby union player. She competed for Spain in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Piquero used to play baseball before she switched to rugby, which she started playing in 2014. [1]

Rugby career

Piquero made her international debut for Spain in the opening match of the 2022 European Championship against the Netherlands, she scored twice in their 69–0 victory. [2] [3] She also featured in the win over Russia as her side claimed their ninth championship title. [3] [4] During the game she cracked her left fibula after colliding with a Russian player. [4] She recovered in time to join the national sevens team in Bucharest, Romania for the 2022 World Cup Sevens European qualifier, they eventually earned a spot in the tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. [4]

She plays for French club, Section Paloise. [1] She participated in the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship, she scored four tries in their 53–0 victory against Sweden and helped Spain win their seventh consecutive title. [1] [5]

Piquero was named in Spain's squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [6] [7]

Personal life

Piquero is dating Spanish rugby player, Kerman Aurrekoetxea  [ es ], who plays Scrum-half for Biarritz Olympique. [3] [8] She is studying social education at the University of the Basque Country and hopes to work with people with disabilities in the future. [1] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sabato, Martina (2024-05-01). "Clara Piquero, campeona de Europa 2024 de Rugby: «Me autotranquilizo repitiéndome 'sabes placar, sabes correr, eres buena'»". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Spain tame conditions to beat Netherlands in Rugby Europe Women's Championship opener". www.world.rugby. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2025-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "Leonas XV: Clara Piquero, el AVE que vuela hacia la novena corona europea". Real Federación Española de Rugby - FERugby - Spanish Rugby Union (in Spanish). 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2025-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "LeonasXV: El largo y cálido verano en Sudáfrica de una renacida Clara Piquero". Real Federación Española de Rugby - FERugby - Spanish Rugby Union (in Spanish). 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2025-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Spain secure seventh straight Rugby Europe Women's Championship title". www.world.rugby. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2025-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "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.
  7. "Spain announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Quickfire questions with Spain's Clara Piquero". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)