| Date of birth | 17 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nel Metcalfe (born 17 December 2004) is a Welsh international rugby union player for Gloucester-Hartpury in Premiership Women's Rugby, as well as the Wales national team.
Metcalfe was born on 17 December 2004 in Bangor, Wales. [2]
Until 2023, she played for Nant Conwy RFC. [2] In October 2023, aged 18, she made her debut for Wales against the United States and was included in the squad that would travel to New Zealand for the 2023 WXV competition. [2] [3] Her first international start was against New Zealand. [4]
Following the WXV tournament, In December 2023 she was announced in the Gwalia Lightning squad for the 2023–24 Celtic Challenge. [5] In January 2024, she played her first games for Gloucester-Hartpury in Premiership Women's Rugby after impressing in the Celtic Challenge. [6] [7] In March, she scored a hat-trick against Harlequins and was selected in the Squad for the 2024 Women's Six Nations. [7]
In June 2024, she was called up to the Wales under-20 team to play in the Six Nations Summer Series. [8]