Amber Reed
Amber Reed (born 3 April 1991) is an English rugby union player. She played at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup as a member of England's squad.[1] She debuted in 2012 against France.[2] She was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[3][4]
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Date of birth | 3 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
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She is the niece of former Scottish International Andy Reed.[5] Reed attended the University of Exeter where she attained a degree in Exercise and Sports Science.[6] She is currently a professional rugby player, contracted by England Rugby having finished her teacher training as a PE teacher at Colston's School.
Reed has played her club rugby at Bristol Ladies since 2009 and captained the side for the next two seasons.
She achieved a career total of 100 points in 2016 and in 2017 she was in the Six Nations Championship team competing in every match.[7]
References
- Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- BBC Sport (30 October 2012). "Amber Reed set for England Women debut against France". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- Mockford, Sarah (2017-06-29). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- Beatrice Asprey (Rugby World) (30 June 2013). "Hotshot: Amber Reed (Bristol)". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- University of Exeter (30 July 2014). "Amber Reed heads to Women's Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "RFU - England". RFU. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
External links
- "RFU Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-09-01.