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Ellie Boatman (born 13 May 1997) is an English rugby union player.
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Career
Boatman started playing rugby aged four in Camberley. From the age of 11 she played junior rugby for London Irish, and after a brief hiatus from the sport, began playing again at the University of Southampton and for a local Hampshire side Trojans RFC. Boatman joined Wasps in 2020 following spells with Saracens and Richmond. International recognition with the England sevens followed and she was England’s highest try scorer in the Malaga and Seville sevens with nine tries.[1][2][3] Boatman is set to play for Harlequins in the 2022/23 Premier 15’s season.[4]
Boatman was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[5] 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.[6] She was a selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the 2023 European Games.[7] Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[8]
References
- ^ Redwood, Ben (9 March 2022). "Wasps winger Ellie Boatman reflects on whirlwind season". Therugbypaper.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Wasps winger and rugby star Ellie Boatman on sexism and schoolgirl struggles, to tries at Twickenham". Wsportsalliance.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "'If I continued the way I was, there is no way I'd be playing for Wasps'". Rugbypass.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ellie Boatman joins Harlequins". Quins.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.
- ^ "European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize". Team GB. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "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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