Lisa Neumann

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Lisa Neumann
Date of birth (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 28)
Place of birthSwansea, South Wales
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71.82 kg (11 st 4.3 lb)
SchoolYsgol Dewi Sant
UniversityUniversity of Manchester
Occupation(s)Clinical trials data manager, rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020-present Sale Sharks

RGC
Haverfordwest RFC		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–present Wales
Correct as of 11 May 2021

Lisa Neumann (born 23 December 1993) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays wing for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Sale Sharks.[1] Neumann made her international debut in 2018, and represented the Wales squad at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[2]

Club career[]

Neumann began playing rugby as a child, first at Croesgoch Primary and then at Ysgol Dewi Sant. After playing for the Haverfordwest girls' team, she moved to Haverfordwest Ladies in 2016.[3]

She then went on to play for the Scarlets[4] and Firwood Waterloo Ladies, before signing with her current club, the Sale Sharks, in 2020.[1]

She has also played at a regional level for Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC), the regional representative team for the North Wales Rugby Development Region.[1]

International career[]

Neumann made her international debut with RGC in 2018, in a match against Scotland.[2] Also in 2018, she made her first start for the Wales women's squad in a Six Nations Championship match against Ireland.[5] She then went on to play in every fixture in the 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship prior to the final match being postponed.[1]

During the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, Neumann scored Wales' first try of the tournament against Scotland.[6]

Neumann has won 19 caps during her rugby career to date.[2]

Personal life[]

Born in Swansea, Neumann attended Croesgoch Primary and Ysgol Dewi Sant[3] before moving to the University of Manchester, where she graduated in 2016 with a first-class honours degree in biomedical science.[7]

Prior to completing her studies, Neumann worked for the RNLI as a senior beach lifeguard. In 2018, she moved to the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre Clinical Trials Unit (MAHSC-CTU), hosted by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester to begin a role as clinical trials data manager. Since February 2019 she has worked as senior clinical trials data manager at Manchester University.[8]

Honours[]

  • Neumann was the only Welsh player to be named in the Women's Six Nations 'Team of the Tournament' 2021, as chosen by former World Cup winner and television pundit, Maggie Alphonsi.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sale Sharks Women sign Welsh Wing Lisa Neumann". Sale Sharks. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Lisa Neumann". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  3. ^ a b "It is all systems go for Lisa in rugby". www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  4. ^ Editor (2021-05-04). "Lisa Neumann . . . The Shark Who Makes Sure Wales Women Carry Some Bite". Dai Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-11.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Single change for Wales v Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  6. ^ "Scotland 27-20 Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  7. ^ Neumann, Lisa. "Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ Neumann, Lisa. "Experience". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Maggie Alphonsi selects her Team of the Championship". Six Nations Rugby. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-05-11.

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