Megan York
| Date of birth | 16 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5.2 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Megan York (born 16 April 1987) is a Welsh
prop for Ynysddu RFC and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Scotland in the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, and her first try was against England
in 2013.
Playing career
Megan York was born in
Newport, Gwent on 16 April 1987. As of 2016[update], her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is 1.57 metres (5.2 ft) tall, and weighs 76 kilograms (12.0 st).[1]
Following her club form during the 2011-12 season, which brought her to the attention of the selectors for the national team, she was called up to the Wales women's national rugby union team for the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship. She made her debut, being brought on as a substitute in the 67th minute against Scotland; Wales won the match 20-0. At the following year's tournament, she scored her first try in the defeat against England.[1]
York's winning try against
Newport Gwent Dragons.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Megan York". Wales Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Prop Idols: Megan York meets Graham Price". Welsh Rugby Union. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "So Just Who Is Top of the Props. Pricey or Megan?". Wales on Sunday. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Webb, Nick (28 February 2016). "Six Nations: Wales women 10-8 France women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
| Forwards | |
|---|---|
| Backs | |
