Elis Martin

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Elis Martin
Born (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 26)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Sale Sharks 2 (0)
2023 DMP Sharks 9 (0)
2023–2024 Leicester Tigers 14 (15)
2024– Loughborough Lightning 13 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Scotland 26 (25)

Elis Martin (born 23 May 1999) is a Scottish rugby union player. She competed for Scotland at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Martin is originally from Glasgow and started her rugby career at Hillhead Jordanhill Under 18's before she moved across to Edinburgh. [1] She progressed through the age groups at International level, and featured for the Under-20's team before moving up to the Senior Squad. [1]

Rugby career

Martin made her international debut for Scotland against the United States in August 2022. [2] She previously played for Sale Sharks and DMP Sharks. [1]

In 2023, she joined Leicester Tigers. [3] Later in October, she won the first edition of the WXV 2 tournament with the Scottish team in Cape Town. [3]

Martin joined Loughborough Lightning in 2024 after a season with Leicester Tigers. [2]

She was selected in the Scottish side for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [4] [5] She started against Fiji in Scotland's second World Cup match. [6] [7]

Personal life

Martin was completing her master's degree in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Edinburgh in 2023. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Four Scotland Internationals help complete women's squad". Leicester Tigers. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2025-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Elis Martin – Scottish Rugby". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 2025-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 "Introducing | Elis Martin". Leicester Tigers. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Scotland squad named for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Scottish Rugby Union. 7 August 2025. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. "Scotland names RWC 2025 squad". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. "Martin to start against Fiji at the Women's Rugby World Cup". scottishrugby.org. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Burke, Andy (2025-08-28). "Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Elis Martin starts as Scots change one for Fiji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)