Lleucu George

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Lleucu George
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Gloucester-Hartpury
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Crymych RFC – (–)
– Whitland RFC – (–)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Gloucester-Hartpury ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Wales 27 (11)
Correct as of 22 March 2025
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Wales U18 7s

Lleucu Fflur George (born 12 January 2000) is a professional Welsh rugby union player who plays fly-half for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Gloucester-Hartpury in Premiership Women's Rugby. [1] [2]

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Early life and career

George is a Pembrokeshire native and grew up on a dairy farm where she "spent her childhood looking after the calves in the early hours of the morning before school." [3] She started her career playing for a boys team at Pembrokeshire club, Crymych RFC. [3] She played with the boys team until she was 12 before she joined the girls side. [3]

Rugby career

George first played for Wales as a blindside flanker at just 17 years old. [4] She has since moved to the back line and plays at either fly-half or centre. [4] She is also an accomplished goal-kicker, she kicked a last minute conversion and helped Wales clinch a Six Nations victory over Scotland in 2019. [4]

She joined Gloucester-Hartpury in 2019. [3] [4]

In 2024, she received a knee injury from an awkward fall during their match against Italy at the WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. [5] She was ruled out of the sides final game against Japan. [5] Although she was flown back to Wales for treatment, scans showed that her injury was not as serious as initially thought. [5]

In 2025, George won a third Premiership Women's Rugby title with Gloucester-Hartpury under the guidance of Sean Lynn, who also happens to be her national coach. [6] [7] She was subsequently named in Wales side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Player | Lleucu George | Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Lleucu George". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lleucu George on her entry into rugby and family's dairy farm". www.thepwr.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Wales international fly-half Lleucu George joins Gloucester-Hartpury Women". www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lleucu George: Wales fly-half's injury less serious than feared". BBC Sport. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Women's Six Nations: Lleucu George aims to bring 'unreal' Gloucester success to Wales". BBC Sport. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  7. ↑ "Gloucester-Hartpury make history with third Premiership win in a row". www.hartpury.ac.uk. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  8. ↑ "NEWS: Wales Women name squad for Guinness Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Gillespie, Graeme (14 March 2025). "Lynn names 37-strong Wales Women squad for Six Nations". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 March 2025.


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