Connie Powell

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Connie Powell
Birth nameConnie Nic Powell
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Ipswich
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
School Hadleigh High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Gloucester-Hartpury
Youth career
2014-2016 Sudbury RUFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016- Gloucester-Hartpury ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017-2020 England U20
2021- England

Connie Powell (born 13 July 2000) is an English rugby union player. She is a member of the England women's national rugby union team and plays for Gloucester-Hartpury in the Premier 15s.

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International career

After progressing through the England U18 Talent Development Group, [1] Powell was named in the U20 squads in 2017-18, [2] 2018-19, [3] and 2019-20. [4] She made her full England debut off the bench against the USA in November 2021. [5]

In September 2022 Powell was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. [6]

Club career

In 2016 Powell moved to Gloucestershire to study for a BTEC at Hartpury College and began playing for Gloucester-Hartpury. [7]

Early life and education

Powell grew up in Suffolk where she played for Sudbury RUFC [1] and Eastern Counties. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lisa Greetham. "Eastern Counties Rugby Union - News - Connie Powell selected for Eng U18 TDG". Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. Jennie Powell (3 November 2017). "England Women U20 announce a 28 player squad". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. Jennie Powell (17 July 2018). "England Women Under 20 to play Canada and USA". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. Jennie Powell (14 October 2019). "England name U20 squad for 2019/2020 season". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. Russell Claydon (22 November 2021). "Powell shines on her Red Roses' debut". Suffolk News. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. "Women's Rugby World Cup: England announce 32-player squad led by captain Sarah Hunter". Sky Sports. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. "Connie Powell (Hooker)". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2022.