| Birth name | Eleanor Xanthippe Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Epsom, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ellie Green (born 21 January 2001, Epsom) is an English rugby union player. She plays for Ealing Trailfinders Women at club level and was a member of England's 2021 Women's Six Nations squad.[1]
International career
She was a consistent member of the England U20s team and was called up to the senior side as part of the England squad for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championships.[2][3]
Club career
Green joined Harlequins Women during the 2017/18 season. She has consistently finished as the top points scorer for the side.[4] Ellie joined Worcester Warriors Women for the 2023/24 season until they were forced to withdraw from the league due to funding issues. She has since been signed by Ealing Trailfinders Women
Early life and education
Green followed in the footsteps of her older brother and sister who played rugby from a very young age. Her father was also a rugby coach. Green's brother Harry was forced to quit rugby due to illness.[5]
She started playing at Sutton and Epsom and went on to play for Beccehamians as it was the closest girls' full team that played regular matches.[5]
At school, Green also played hockey and had to choose which of the two sports to pursue: she chose rugby.[5]
She studied maths, biology and PE at A Level at Reigate Grammar School and went on to study for a degree at the University of Surrey.[2]
References
- ↑ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- 1 2 Max. "Ellie Green". Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ↑ "Ellie Green named in England U20 squad". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ↑ May 2021, Joe Harvey Friday 28. "Exclusive: Harlequins Fly-Half Ellie Green Ahead of Allianz Premier 15s Final Encounter With Saracens". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 "Hotshot: Harlequins and England U20 fly-half Ellie Green". Rugby World. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2021-06-07.