| Born | 30 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cristina Blanco Herrera (born 30 September 1995) is a Spanish rugby union player. She represents Spain internationally, and plays for Trailfinders in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition. She competed for Spain in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Blanco only started playing rugby in university when a friend asked her if she wanted to try the sport out, which led to her playing for the University sevens team for a few years before joining Pozuelo Rugby, her first rugby club. [1] She was still playing basketball at the time. [1]
During her time at Pozuelo Rugby, she started out as a Loose forward before she transitioned to a Hooker. [1] She made her test debut for Spain when they played against South Africa in her sides 2019 tour. [1] [2]
Blanco was part of the team that attempted to qualify for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, but were unsuccessful. [1] She signed with the Wasps in 2021. [2] [3]
She was named as Spain's captain and led them at the inaugural 2023 WXV 3 tournament in Dubai. [4] She then joined Trailfinders ahead of the 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season, she won the Players’ Player of the Year award at the end of the season. [2] [3]
She competed in the 2024 WXV 3 tournament where Spain were crowned WXV 3 champions and had also earned a spot in the 2025 Rugby World Cup. [1]
Blanco re-signed with the Trailfinders in 2025. [2] [3] She was part of the victorious Spanish side that won their twelfth European championship. [3] [5] She was eventually selected in Spain's squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [6] [7]
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