Eilidh Sinclair

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Eilidh Sinclair
Date of birth (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Queensland Reds ()
Exeter Chiefs ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Scotland

Eilidh Sinclair (born 6 July 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a winger for Exeter Chiefs and the Scottish national rugby team.

Sinclair attended the Community School of Auchterarder and played for the Murrayfield Wanderers and played for the University of Tasmania after moving to Australia. [1] Sinclair made her Scotland debut in 2014, and scored on her first international start for Scotland in 2015 against England. Sinclair won European Grand Prix bronze in 2018 and made her World 7s Series debut in 2019. In Australia, whilst competing in the Super W series for the Queensland Reds, Sinclair converted briefly to the flanker position before returning to the wing. [2]

Sinclair was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens. [3] She was also selected for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in October 2022. [4]

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References

  1. Gary Heatly (14 June 2019). "Oz-some experience Down Under sets Scot Eilidh up nicely for Biarritz". Talkingrugbyunion.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. "Exeter Chiefs Player List". Exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "Eilidh Sinclair". Teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2021". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.