Letícia Medeiros

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Letícia Medeiros
Born (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Rugby union career
Position Back row
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Jacareí (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Brazil 11 (0)

Letícia Medeiros (born 19 December 1994) is a Brazilian rugby union player. She competed for Brazil's rugby league team at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup. She also represented Brazil in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Medeiros is considered one of the pioneers of Jacareí Rugby. [1] She tried out other sports before she started playing rugby union in 2010, at age 15. [1]

Rugby union career

Medeiros was named Outstanding Women's Rugby Player for a third time by the Jacareí City Council in 2019. [2] She made her international debut for Brazil against Colombia on 25 August 2019 in Medellín, Colombia. [2] In December that year, she travelled to New Zealand and spent 45 days training with the Brazilian Rugby Team. [3]

In 2020, she was called up to the Brazilian fifteens team to compete in the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifiers. [2] She plays club rugby for Jacareí. [2] She has also played for Melina and for Bond University in Australia. [1] [4]

In July 2025, she was named in the Brazilian squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [5] [6] In the pool game against France, her line-out steal led to her teammate, Bianca Silva, scoring their first-ever World Cup try. [7] [8]

Rugby league career

Medeiros competed for Brazil at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England. [9] [10] She featured in Brazil's opening match against England. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jacareí tem duas convocadas para a Copa do Mundo de Rugby". Diário de Jacareí Online - Em dia com você! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rugby: Letícia Medeiros é convocada para eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo". Prefeitura Municipal de Jacareí (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jogadora do Jacareí Rugby volta da Nova Zelândia". Jogando Juntos (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Slow starts costly for Bull Sharks against the reigning premiers". bond.edu.au. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "South Africa stuns Italy and reaches first Women's Rugby World Cup quarterfinals". www.foxsports.com. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Vicente, Valtencir (1 September 2025). "Rugby teve brasileiras contra uma das favoritas". Jogando Juntos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "WOMEN BUILD UP TO WORLD CUP". europeanrugbyleague.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "São José e Jacareí têm atletas convocadas para Copa do Mundo de rúgbi XV; veja lista". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "England Women score 14 tries in opening RLWC2021 victory over Brazil". www.rugby-league.com. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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