Amber Reed

Amber Reed
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half / Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Bristol Ladies ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-Present  England 44 (105)

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]

Career

Scoring: England v Scotland (RBS 6 Nations) in 2013

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

  1. ↑ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ↑ BBC Sport (30 October 2012). "Amber Reed set for England Women debut against France". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ↑ Mockford, Sarah (2017-06-29). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  5. ↑ Beatrice Asprey (Rugby World) (30 June 2013). "Hotshot: Amber Reed (Bristol)". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. ↑ University of Exeter (30 July 2014). "Amber Reed heads to Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "RFU - England". RFU. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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