Connie Powell

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Connie Powell
Birth nameConnie Nic Powell
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24)
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 Harlequins
Youth career
2014–2016 Sudbury
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Gloucester-Hartpury ()
2023− Harlequins ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2020 England U20
2021– England 19 (30)

Connie Nic 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 Harlequins in the Premier 15s. [1]

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International career

After progressing through the England U18 Talent Development Group, [2] Powell was named in the U20 squads in 2017–18, [3] 2018–19, [4] and 2019–20. [5] She made her full England debut off the bench against the US in November 2021. [6]

In September 2022 Powell was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. [7]

Club career

In 2016 Powell moved to Gloucestershire to study for a BTEC at Hartpury College and began playing for Gloucester-Hartpury. [8]

Early life and education

Powell grew up in Suffolk where she played for Sudbury RUFC [2] and Eastern Counties. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "England Hooker Connie Powell Signs For Quins". quins.co.uk. Harlequins FC. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Jennie Powell (3 November 2017). "England Women U20 announce a 28 player squad". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Jennie Powell (17 July 2018). "England Women Under 20 to play Canada and USA". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Jennie Powell (14 October 2019). "England name U20 squad for 2019/2020 season". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Russell Claydon (22 November 2021). "Powell shines on her Red Roses' debut". Suffolk News. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Women's Rugby World Cup: England announce 32-player squad led by captain Sarah Hunter". Sky Sports. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Connie Powell (Hooker)". Gloucester Rugby. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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