Cerys Hale

Cerys Hale (born 4 April 1993) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays loosehead prop for the Pontyclun Falcons and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Ireland in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship after not being played during the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, and not being selected for the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.

Cerys Hale
Date of birth (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993
Place of birthNewport, Wales
Height1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Weight94 kg (14.8 st)
UniversityCardiff Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)Teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead prop
Current team Gloucester/Hartpury
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Newport Gwent Dragons
Pontyclun Falcons		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present Wales 13
Correct as of 12 February 2017

Playing career

Cerys Hale was born in Newport, Gwent on 4 April 1993. As of 2016, her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is 1.78 metres (5.8 ft) tall, and weighs 94 kilograms (14.8 st).[1]

She was called up to the Wales women's national rugby union team squad for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, while she was still attending Cardiff Metropolitan University.[2] Hale had been included in the squad for 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship, but did not play.[3] While attending university, she worked as a life guard at a swimming pool, and also played for the University women's rugby team.[2] Despite being placed on the bench for the final pool match against South Africa,[4] she became the only player in the squad who received no game time during the tournament. She wasn't selected for the following year's Women's Six Nations Championship.[5]

Hale made her Welsh debut in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, when she was brought on as a substitute in the 21–3 loss against Ireland.[5][6] She was one of eight Newport Gwent Dragons to be selected for the squad.[7] Hale credited the experience she had at the World Cup with giving her extra confidence to win her first cap. She added "Obviously not getting on in the World Cup and not making last year's Six Nations squad really drove me to work on my skills work and on my conditioning".[5] She currently plays for the Pontyclun Falcons.[1]

References
  1. "Cerys Hale". Wales Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "Hale earns World Cup Call up". Cardiff Met Student Union. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Taviner, Hale and Taylor make Wales Women 2014 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. Southcombe, Matthew (8 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Wales continue to make changes as they look to salvage something from the pool". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. Gillespie, Graeme (14 February 2016). "Hale Storms Back from World Cup Disappointment". Wales Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. Webb, Nick (5 February 2016). "Six Nations: Ireland Women 21–3 Wales Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. Kirwan, Chris (13 January 2016). "Eight Dragons Ladies in Wales' Six Nations squad". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 30 April 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.