Marcelle Souza

Marcelle Souza

Date of birth	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 29)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Elshaddai (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2025– Brazil 7 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps   Brazil 37 (25 pts)

Marcelle da Cruz de Souza (born 22 July 1996) is a Brazilian rugby union and sevens player. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Rugby career

Souza represented Brazil at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. ^{[1] [2]} They defeated Spain 19–17 in the 11th-place final to finish eleventh overall. ^[3]

She was named in the Brazilian women's sevens team that will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. ^{[4] [5]}

In July 2025, she was subsequently named in Brazil's squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
2. "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
3. "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.world.rugby. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
4. "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
5. "Brazil - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
7. "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.