Molly Kelly (rugby union)

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Molly Kelly
Date of birth (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Bangor, Wales
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight76.82 kg (12 st 1.4 lb)
Occupation(s)Cable jointer, rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020-present Sale Sharks
Firwood Waterloo
RGC 		()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–present Wales 6 (0)
Correct as of 20 May 2021

Molly Kelly (born 28 September 2000) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays hooker for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Sale Sharks. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019 and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. [1]

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Club career

Kelly began her rugby career in 2014, when at the age of 13 she joined Caernarfon RFC in Gwynedd, North Wales. [2]

She then went on to captain the Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC) under-18s women's team, before moving to the senior side. It was here that she was spotted by former Wales Women coach Rowland Phillips. [3]

After moving to Liverpool in 2018 to complete a craft apprenticeship with SP Energy Networks, [4] Kelly joined Firwood Waterloo Ladies in the Tyrrells Premier 15s league, before signing with Sale Sharks in 2020. [5]

International career

Kelly first represented Wales in the women's emerging squad during the 2018 season, and then in the 2019 Autumn Internationals. [2]

Having just turned 18, Kelly was then selected for the Women's Six Nations team, and made her international debut in November 2019 against Scotland. She went on to appear twice more in the 2019 tournament and was selected again for the 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship, gaining caps against Ireland, France and England. [5] She then represented Wales in the 2021 Women's Six Nation Championship, and has won five caps in her career to date. [1]

Personal life

Kelly enrolled as a craft apprentice on SP Energy Networks’ apprenticeship scheme in 2019, after taking an interest in the company that sponsored her club, RGC. [3] The role resulted in a brief move to Liverpool, where she continued to play rugby with Firwood Waterloo Ladies. [5] Kelly now works as a cable jointer for the energy company on the Isle of Anglesey. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Molly Kelly". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  2. 1 2 "RUGBY UNION: Sale Sharks Women sign Welsh prop Kelly". Salford Now. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. 1 2 "Having a ball! - Meet the Anglesey teenager set to represent Wales in the Women's Six Nations tournament". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ↑ Jones, Mari (2019-02-03). "Six Nations call-up for Anglesey teen rugby ace". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sale Sharks Women Sign Wales Prop Molly Kelly". Sale Sharks. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Molly. "Biography". Twitter . Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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