Keira Bevan

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Keira Bevan
Date of birth (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Swansea, South Wales
Height1.57 m (5.2 ft)
Weight56 kg (8.8 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Bristol Bears ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–present Wales 41
Correct as of 28 April 2021

Keira Bevan (born 28 April 1997) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays scrum half for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Bristol Bears. She made her debut for Wales in 2015.

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Club career

Bevan played rugby on and off as child, eventually taking up the sport fully in January 2014. By the end of the year she had represented Wales in the Rugby Sevens at under-18 level against Sweden, and later at a senior level against Dubai, where Wales won the Women's Invitational event. [1]

In June 2020 she signed a new deal with the Bristol Bears, having been with the side for seven seasons. [2]

International career

Bevan made her international debut for Wales playing against England during the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. After three appearances as a sub for Amy Day, she made her first start for Wales against Italy in the final round of the championship. [1]

Bevan has since represented Wales in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Women's Six Nations Championships, as well as the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made a particular impression during a test match against Ireland ahead of the 2020 Six Nations, when she scored a last-minute try to give Wales the victory. [3]

Bevan had been due to represent Wales at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, [4] which were subsequently postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

She had been called up for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, but was later ruled out of the tournament due to a leg injury sustained during training, only having recently returned from a long injury-driven spell on the sidelines. [6]

Bevan has earned 41 caps during her career. [1] She was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [7] [8]

Personal life

Born in Swansea, Bevan attended Pontarddulais Comprehensive School.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Keira Bevan". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Bevan strikes late to start Welsh Autumn with a bang". Six Nations Rugby. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Keira Bevan named in GB 7s training squad". Bristol Bears. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Games postponed to 2021". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Scrum-half Bevan ruled out of Six Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  7. ↑ Jones, Liz (2022-09-21). "Wales Rugby World Cup squad named". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants". Sky Sports. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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