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Emma Sing
Date of birth (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 23)
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-Back
Current team Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Gloucester-Hartpury ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– England 5

Emma Sing (born 11 March 2001) is an English rugby player who plays for the England women’s national rugby union team,[1][2] and Gloucester-Hartpury Women.[3] She made her international debut for England in 2022..[4]

Career

Sing began playing for Gloucester-Hartpury during the 2018/19 season,[5][6] and later made her England debut against Scotland in March 2022. She scored her first international try against Italy during the 2022 Six Nations.[7] Although involved in the wider training squad ahead of the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup, she was not selected as part of the team that travelled to New Zealand.[8]

Her first start for the national team was against Wales in April 2023,[9][10][11][12][13] and was named as part of the squad for the 2023 Six Nations tournament.[14][15][16][17] Sing was a member of the Gloucester-Hartpury team that won the 2023-23 Premier 15s[18][19][20][21][22]

Early life and education

Sing started playing rugby at the age of 6 and played for both South Molton and Crediton at U13 and U15s level before joining Hartpury College at the age of 16.[23] She represented Devon U15s and U18s as a teenager.

She grew up on a family farm in Devon.[24]

As of 2023, she is studying Bioveterinary science at Hartpury University and intends to become a vet[25]

References

  1. ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  2. ^ "Women's Six Nations 2023: Five players to watch as new England era begins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ^ "Emma Sing (Full Back)". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. ^ "Emma Sing". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "England Rugby". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ Media, P. A. (2023-06-24). "Gloucester-Hartpury win first Premier 15s title with victory over Exeter". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  7. ^ "Emma Sing Exclusive: "Every opportunity I get I try to take it with two hands"". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ "England v USA: Laura Keates, Emma Sing & Detysha Harper out of World Cup warm-up squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ^ "BBC". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ^ "'Her physical presence is different' | Emma Sing set for first international start". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Sing to make first England start against Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  12. ^ Thomas, Steffan; James, Ben (2023-04-15). "Wales Women blown away by England despite impressive start". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  13. ^ "Women's Six Nations 2023: Emma Sing to make first England start against Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  14. ^ "England Rugby". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  15. ^ World, Rugby (2023-04-26). "England Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to play France". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  16. ^ Newboult, Colin (2023-04-02). "Women's Six Nations: England rack up another big win to go two from two". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  17. ^ "Women's Six Nations: England's Amy Cokayne to miss Wales clash; Emma Sing makes first Red Roses start". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  18. ^ "Reaction after Gloucester-Hartpury beat Exeter in Premier 15s final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Gloucester-Hartpury triumph in enthralling Premier 15s final". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  20. ^ Tomas, Fiona (2023-05-21). "Gloucester-Hartpury underline title-winning credentials with thrashing of Harlequins". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  21. ^ "Sean Lynn and Emma Sing react to Quins thrashing". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  22. ^ ".com/sport/rugby-union/65661063". BBC.
  23. ^ "An Interview With Red Roses Rugby Player Emma Sing". Ixora Energy. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Emma Sing Exclusive: "Every opportunity I get I try to take it with two hands"". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Full Back - EMMA SING". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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