Courtney Keight

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Courtney Keight
Date of birth (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
School Ysgol Greenhill School
University Swansea University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Swansea RFC ()
Pontarddulais RFC ()
2020–2025 Bristol Bears ()
2025– Sale Sharks ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Wales 16 (0)
Correct as of 22 March 2025

Courtney Keight (born 27 December 1997) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays wing for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Bristol Bears. [1] She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019 and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. [2]

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Club career

Keight began playing rugby relatively late compared to her counterparts, first picking up the ball in 2016 while studying at Swansea University. [3] After playing centre for Swansea University RFC, Keight then joined Pontarddulais RFC, and later, Swansea RFC. [4]

She signed Bristol Bears Women as winger in July 2020. [5] She stayed at Bristol until the end of the 2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby season. It was then announced that she had signed for Sale Sharks for the 2025–26 Premiership Women's Rugby season. [6]

International career

Keight caught the eye of talent scouts during a cup final for Swansea at the Principality Stadium in April 2019, and was subsequently asked to play sevens for Wales. [3] After a brief period playing for the Ospreys, Keight was then invited to train with the Wales autumn squad, and made her international debut on the wing in a match against Ireland during the 2019 Autumn Internationals. [3]

Keight was part of the 2020 Women's Six Nations squad, and made her first start for the team in 2021. [7] [8] She was named in the Welsh side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship on 4 March 2025. [9] [10]

On 11 August 2025, she was selected in the Welsh squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [11] [12]

Personal life

Keight attended Ysgol Greenhill School as a child, before commencing undergraduate study at Swansea University. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Courtney Keight". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Wales Women's Six Nations Squad 2021 – Scotland 27–20 Wales". Rugby World. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Courtney takes centre stage as Wales Women win historic game with Crawshays". Western Telegraph. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Courtney Keight". Moonrise. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Courtney Keight is a Bear". Bristol Bears. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ↑ "Wales back Keight to join Sale Sharks in summer". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  7. ↑ "Wales announce squad for Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ↑ "50 cap milestone for Wilkins – Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  9. ↑ "NEWS: Wales Women name squad for Guinness Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  10. ↑ Gillespie, Graeme (14 March 2025). "Lynn names 37-strong Wales Women squad for Six Nations". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  11. ↑ Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (11 August 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Alex Callender in Wales squad despite injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  12. ↑ "Lynn names Wales squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Welsh Rugby Union . 11 August 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
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