Niamh Terry

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Niamh Terry
Date of birth (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Swansea, South Wales
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64.09 kg (10 st 1.3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020-present
2018-2019
2016-2018		 Exeter Chiefs
Ospreys
Hendy RFC 		()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019-present Wales 4
Correct as of 3 June 2021

Niamh Terry (born 30 April 2000) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays fly half for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Exeter Chiefs. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019 and was part of the team at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. [1]

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Club career

Terry has been playing rugby since the age of eight, initially with the Morriston RFC boys' side, and then with Hendy RFC girls under-18s. She has played for both Ospreys youth and senior teams, and has captained the Wales under-18 sevens side, as well as the Welsh touch rugby team. [2]

She signed with her current club, the Exeter Chiefs, in 2020. [3] Her first start for the club saw her contribute a try to a 17-10 victory against Worcester Warriors. [4]

International career

Terry made her debut for Wales in the 2019 Autumn Internationals in a match against Spain. She made her first start for the team in 2019, against Scotland. [5]

Terry has won four caps in her rugby career to date. [1] She was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [6] [7]

Personal life

Terry attended Morriston Comprehensive School before moving to Gower College, where she was named both Ladies Academy Player of the Year and Sportswoman of the Year. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Niamh Terry". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. ↑ "Niamh Terry". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Appleby adds Welsh quartet to her squad". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ↑ "Terry shines on her first start". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Wales look to build on Ireland performance - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  6. ↑ Jones, Liz (2022-09-21). "Wales Rugby World Cup squad named". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants". Sky Sports. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  8. ↑ "Sporting success celebrated at awards ceremony | Gower College Swansea". www.gcs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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