Elisabeth Ygge

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Elisabeth Ygge
Date of birth (1987-02-02) February 2, 1987 (age 36)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Loose forward
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Elisabeth Ygge (born 2 February 1987) is a Swedish rugby union player. She plays for the Swedish women's national team and the Stockholm Exiles RFC women' team. [1] [2]

In 2007 Ygge was named in the Swedish squad for the 2007 FIRA Women's European Championship in Spain. [3]

Ygge competed at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [4] [5] In 2011 she was named as captain of the Swedish women's national rugby union team. [6] She captained the squad at the 2013 European Qualification Tournament in Spain for the 2014 World Cup. [7]

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References

  1. "Elisabeth Ygge". Svenska Rugbyförbundet. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. "Ladies' Profiles: Elisabeth Ygge". Stockholm Exiles RFC. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. "Swedes name Euro squad". ESPN scrum. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. "Elisabeth Ygge". www.rugby.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  5. "Sweden prepare to spring a shock". Scrum Queens. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  6. "Swedes ready for next challenge". Scrum Queens. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  7. Young, Wendy (2013-04-16). "2013 Women's Rugby World Cup European Qualifiers - April 20, 23 & 27, 2013". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.