Eilidh Sinclair
| Date of birth | 6 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eilidh Sinclair (born 6 July 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a winger for Exeter Chiefs and the Scottish national rugby team.
Sinclair attended the Community School of Auchterarder and played for the Murrayfield Wanderers and played for the University of Tasmania after moving to Australia.[1] Sinclair made her Scotland debut in 2014, and scored on her first international start for Scotland in 2015 against England. Sinclair won European Grand Prix bronze in 2018 and made her World 7s Series debut in 2019. In Australia, whilst competing in the Super W series for the Queensland Reds, Sinclair converted briefly to the flanker position before returning to the wing.[2]
Sinclair was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[3] She was also selected for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in October 2022.[4]
References
- ^ Gary Heatly (14 June 2019). "Oz-some experience Down Under sets Scot Eilidh up nicely for Biarritz". Talkingrugbyunion.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". Exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Eilidh Sinclair". Teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2021". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Scotland women's international rugby union players
- Scottish female rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby union players from Kirkcaldy
- Exeter Chiefs Women players
- University of Tasmania alumni
- Scottish expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland
- Scotland international women's rugby sevens players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union flankers
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