Edna Santini

Edna Santini

Date of birth	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 33)
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points)   Brazil 9 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2012– Brazil
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing   Brazil Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition

Edna Santini (born 15 July 1992) is a Brazilian rugby league, rugby union and sevens player.

Rugby career

Santini won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's national rugby sevens team. ^[1] She was selected for Brazil women's national rugby sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

She represented Brazil in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup ^[3] .

In July 2023, she was named in Brazil's fifteens team to play Colombia for a spot in the inaugural WXV competition. ^{[4] [5]} She scored a try in her sides 23–24 loss to Colombia in their first match. ^[6]

In July 2025, she was named in Brazil's fifteens squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Edna SANTINI". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
2. worldrugby.org. "Rio 2016 hosts Brazil name Olympic squads". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221031221431/https://www.rlwc2021.com/player/427/Edna-Santini. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Brasil viaja à Colômbia por vaga no WXV". Americas Rugby News. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
5. Ramalho, Victor (29 June 2023). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina de Rugby XV viaja à Colômbia por vaga no WXV, a nova liga mundial". brasilrugby.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. "Colombia down Brazil to go one step closer to WXV". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
7. "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
8. "Brasil anuncia lista de convocadas para a primeira participação da história na Copa do Mundo de Rugby XV - Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" [Brazil announces squad list for its first ever participation in the Rugby World Cup XV]. Brasil Rugby (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

External links

• Edna Santini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)