Ellie Green
| Date of birth | 21 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Epsom, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ellie Green (born 21 January 2001, Epsom) is an English rugby union player. She plays for Harlequins Women at club level and is a member of England's 2021 Women's Six Nations squad.[1]
International career[]
She has been a consistent member of the England U20s team and was called up to the senior side as part of the England squad for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championships.[2][3]
Club career[]
Green joined Harlequins Women during the 2017/18 season. She has consistently finished as the top points scorer for the side.[4]
Early life and education[]
Green followed in the footsteps of her older brother and sister who played rugby from a very young age. Her father was also a rugby coach. Green's brother Harry was forced to quit rugby due to illness.[5]
She started playing at Sutton and Epsom and went on to play for Beccehamians as it was the closest girls' full team that played regular matches.[5]
At school, Green also played hockey and had to choose which of the two sports to pursue: she chose rugby.[5]
She studied maths, biology and PE at A Level and went on to study for a degree at the University of Surrey.[2]
References[]
- ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ a b Max. "Ellie Green". Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Ellie Green named in England U20 squad". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ May 2021, Joe Harvey Friday 28. "Exclusive: Harlequins Fly-Half Ellie Green Ahead of Allianz Premier 15s Final Encounter With Saracens". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ a b c World, Rugby (2018-11-02). "Hotshot: Harlequins and England U20 fly-half Ellie Green". Rugby World. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English female rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- Female rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Epsom