Chloe Rollie

Chloe Rollie (born 26 June 1995, Edinburgh) is a Scottish international rugby union footballer who currently plays as a full-back for Harlequins Women in the Premier 15s.[1]

Chloe Rollie
Date of birth (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight61 kg (9 st 8 lb; 134 lb)
SchoolJedburgh Grammar School
Occupation(s)Professional Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Melrose
Murrayfield Wanderers		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Lille ()
Correct as of 19 March 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–
2016-		 Scotland
Scotland 7s		 22
3		 (25)
Correct as of 19 March 2018

Background

Rollie was raised in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. She attended Parkside Primary school and Jedburgh Grammar School.[1] After school, she attended the Borders College and Edinburgh College to study sports science. Before turning professional, she worked as a labourer and a dump truck driver for an excavation company. In her teens, she also played football for Heart of Midlothian Football Club.[2]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Rollie played her youth rugby with Jedburgh mini-rugby and Galashiels where, playing alongside boys, she came through the age grades. After leaving school, she played for the women's teams at Melrose RFC and Murrayfield Wanderers.[2]

Professional career

Rollie was awarded a place in the Scottish Rugby Academy for season 2017-18. She is a Stage 3 player for Lille Metropole Rugby Club Villeneuvois. On accepting this award, she became only the second Scottish woman to turn professional.[3]

Rollie made her debut for Lille Metropole Rugby Club Villeneuvois on 1 October 2017, kicking five conversions in a victory over AC Bobigny 93.[4]

International career

Rollie received her first international cap in the opening match of the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, with Scotland succumbing to a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the French.[5] She scored her first points for the national team with a brace against Italy in the 2017 Women's Six Nations Championship, seeing her named player of the match.[6] In the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship, she gained widespread plaudits for a try which saw her run the length of the field to secure the decisive points in Scotland's first away Six Nations win for 12 years.[7]

In 2016, Rollie was called up to the Scotland 7s team. She made her debut in the first leg of the European Women's Sevens Championship in Prague, scoring eight tries.[1] In the 2017 competition, held in Ostrava, she was a member of the team who won the trophy without conceding a point.[8]

References
  1. "Chloe Rollie Profile". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. "Interview with an International Full Back (Pt. 1) – Scotland Rugby and LMRCV's Chloe Rollie". Edinburgh Reporter. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. "Scotland's Chloe Rollie, Lisa Thomson sign pro contracts". ESPN. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. "Rugby – Lille Metropole Rugby Club Villenuevois v AC Bobigny 93, French Top 8". Edinburgh Reporter. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. "Women's Six Nations 2015: France 42-0 Scotland". BBC. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. "Women's Six Nations: Scotland 14-12 Italy". BBC. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. "Ireland fall to first defeat to Scotland in 12 years". RTE. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. "Scotland Womens [sic] performed in Ostrava". Rugby Europe. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.


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