Emma Uren (born 1 October 1997) is an English rugby union player.

Emma Uren
Emma Uren at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Saracens Women ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2019–  England
2021–  Great Britain
Correct as of 01 August 2021
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team competition

Career edit

Born in Chiswick and brought up in Twickenham, she first played for Richmond Borough, winning the London Youth Games aged 11. At Orleans Park School, she played rugby league before taking up union at 16 for Grasshoppers RFC in Isleworth. Uren was further educated at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, studying Strength and Conditioning Sciences. She split her final year of studies into two to take up a contract with the England women's national rugby sevens team. She captained England U20s to their first ever victory against France in France in March 2018 and played a number of Tyrrells Premier 15s games for season champions Saracens Ladies.[1]

In June 2021 she was confirmed in the Great Britain Rugby Sevens squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[2] She was named in the England squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[3] She was a selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the 2023 European Games.[4] Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "RFU".
  2. ^ "RFU".
  3. ^ "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.
  4. ^ "European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize". Team GB. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "European Games 2023: 'Huge relief' as GB women's sevens team win gold to land Olympics spot". BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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