Georgie Lingham

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Georgie Lingham
Date of birth (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 28)[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Loughborough Lightning
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
000-2017 West Norfolk ()
2017–2021 Saracens ()
2021– Loughborough Lightning ()
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2023- Great Britain

Georgie Lingham (born 20 August 1995) is an English rugby union player. She plays for the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.

Early life

From North Wootton, she started her rugby union career playing for West Norfolk Rugby Club.[2]

Club career

Lingham made her debut for Saracens Women in September 2017.[3] She played for the side in the Premier 15s, including scoring a hat-trick of tries against Worcester Valkyries in December 2018.[4] She finished that season as the club’s top try scorer and was also awarded the Premier 15s try of the season for an effort against Richmond Women.[5]

She left Saracens in August 2021[6] and joined Loughborough Lightning.[7] Her performances for Loughbrough included a hat-trick against Wasps Women in March 2023.[8]

International career

She was first selected for the England women's national rugby sevens team in January 2020.[9]

In January 2023, she was called-up to the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.[10] In December 2023, she was called-up to the GB Sevens Team for the Sevens World Series event in South Africa.[11]

Personal life

She attended the College of West Anglia where she was handed the accolade of sports woman of the year on 19 June 2018.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Georgie Lingham". Jltimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Plummer, Greg (29 November 2023). "England 7s and West Norfolk rugby star heads to Dubai 7s to start her campaign ahead of the 2024 Olympics". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Debut try for King's Lynn's Georgie in France". 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ "WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS STARS RETURN TO DOMESTIC ACTION". Six Nations Rugby. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ "LINGHAM WINS TRY OF THE SEASON AWARD". Saracens. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Saracens duo agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ^ Plummer, Greg (28 January 2024). "King's Lynn rugby ace eyes Team GB sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ Clargo, Bethan (12 March 2023). "Georgie best as Lightning blitz Wasps". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ "England women bring big guns in for Hamilton". The Rugby Paper. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ^ "TUWAI RETURNS TO BOOST FIJI AT HSBC NEW ZEALAND SEVENS". Women.Rugby. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ^ Plummer, Greg (8 December 2024). "West Norfolk and Dubai 7s winner gets Team GB call-up for Cape Town". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Awards evening marks King's Lynn college students' achievements". Lynn News. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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