Sioned Harries

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Sioned Harries
Date of birth (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Aberystwyth, Wales
Height1.70 m (5.6 ft)
Weight72 kg (11.3 st)
School Aberaeron
University Cardiff Metropolitan University
Occupation(s) Physical education teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Current team Whitland RFC/Scarlets
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ospreys
Scarlets		 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–present Wales 43
Correct as of 21 May 2017

Sioned Harries (born 22 November 1989) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played back row for the Whitland RFC/Scarlets and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Australia in the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Playing career

Sioned Harries was born in Aberystwyth on 22 November 1989. As of 2017, her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is 1.70 metres (5.6 ft) tall and weighs 72 kilograms (11.3 st). [1]

She played for Aberaeron school and Cardiff Metropolitan University before moving joining Whitland RFC, a feeder team for the Scarlets. [1] Harris has been named captain for the Scarlets on several occasions. [2] She has also played for the Ospreys. [3] Outside of rugby, she is a physical education teacher at Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Dur. [4]

Having played for the Wales women's national under-20 rugby union team, she was named in the squad for the national team at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. While there, she made her debut against Australia as a flanker. But at a later game, against Sweden, she was moved to the back row, [1] more recently she has been played in the second row. [3]

She continued to play for the Wales women's rugby union team, including at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup where she scored three times in the 35–3 victory over South Africa. [5] Harris was in contention for the British team at the rugby sevens women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, [6] but was not selected for the final squad. [7] In addition, to the national rugby union team, she also played on the Wales women's national rugby sevens team. [1]

Harries was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [8] [9]

She announced her retirement from rugby on 29 February 2024 [10] and player her last game on 3 March 2024. In her final match, playing for Brython Thunder against Gwalia Lightning, she scored a try and a drop goal to help her team to victory. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sioned Harries". Wales Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Osprey Ladies Punish Scarlets". Wales Rugby Union. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ospreys Women dominate national selection". Ospreys Women. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Adam (3 February 2017). "Sioned in Wales Team to face Italy". Cambrian News. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Bywater, Alex (12 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Wales braced for stern New Zealand test". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "'Fab Four' Wales Women in Final Olympic Push". Wales Rugby Union. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Team GB selects its first ever rugby sevens squads". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Jones, Liz (21 September 2022). "Wales Rugby World Cup squad named". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants". Sky Sports. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Wales great Harries to retire from rugby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wales great Harries ends 14-year career in style". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2024.


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