Reneeqa Bonner

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Reneeqa Bonner
Date of birth (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) [1]
School Clevedon School
SGS College
University Hartpury University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022- Bristol Bears ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024- England U20
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2024- GB 7s

Reneeqa Bonner (born 8 April 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a winger for Bristol Bears Women and the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.

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Early life

From Clevedon, North Somerset, she attended Cleveland School, SGS College Hartpury University. She participated in many sports growing up, including boxing, swimming, hockey and gymnastics. [2] [3]

Club career

Initially a keen football player, she gave up football after starting playing rugby at Clevedon Girls as a member of their first ever girls side. [3] She later played for Dings Crusaders in Bristol before being selected for the Bristol Bears Centre of Excellence. [2]

She joined up with the senior Bristol Bears Women side ahead of the 2022-23 season. [4] After establishing herself as a regular she scored nine tries in 18 league and cup appearances to help her club to two finals during the 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season and featuring for the full 80 minutes in the final of the Allianz Cup. [5] Her performances for Bristol Bears have included an eight minute hat trick against Loughborough Lightning, and a decisive late try in their comeback win over Saracens in Premiership Women's Rugby semi final in June 2024. [6] [7]

International career

She represented England at U18 level. [2] She wss selected for England U20 in 2024. [5] [8]

She featured for the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in November 2024, part of the 2024-25 SVNS series. [9]

Personal life

Her brother Macenzzie Duncan is a professional rugby union player at Bristol Bears. [3]

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