Morwenna Talling

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Morwenna Talling
Birth nameMorwenna Ruth Talling
Date of birth (2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth York
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
School Ryedale School
University Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Sale Sharks Women
Youth career
2014-2019 Malton and Norton RUFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019-2023 Loughborough Lightning ()
2023- Sale Sharks Women ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021- England 11 (10)

Morwenna Ruth Talling (born 29 September 2002) is an English rugby union player. She is a member of the England women's national rugby union team and plays for Sale Sharks Women in Premiership Women's Rugby.

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International career

Talling made her debut for England against Italy in November 2020 during the Six Nations tournament. [1] [2] In September 2022 she was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. [3]

Club career

In September 2019 Talling moved to Leicestershire to study for A-levels at Loughborough College [1] and made her debut for Loughborough Lightning the following month. [4]

Talling signed for Sale Sharks Women in June 2023, ahead of the 2023-24 Premiership Women's Rugby season. [5]

Early life and education

Talling grew up in Ryedale, where she played for Malton and Norton RUFC [6] [7] as well captaining the North of England and Yorkshire girls' rugby union teams and representing Scarborough and District at hockey, netball, cross-country and athletics. [8]

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