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Carys Phillips
Date of birth (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birthWarrington, England
Height1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Weight82 kg (12.9 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside flanker
Current team Skewen/Ospreys
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bristol Ladies
Skewen RFC
Ospreys
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013-present Wales 26
Correct as of 1 May 2016

Carys Phillips (born 12 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a openside flanker for the Skewen RFC/Ospreys and the Wales women's national rugby union team. The daughter of back row forward Rowland Phillips, she studied at Llandovery College and later took a course in Sports Coaching and Development at Cardiff Metropolitan University.[1] Phillips also played for Bristol Ladies.[2] She won her first international cap against Ireland in the first round of the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. Phillips captained Wales in the second round of the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carys Phillips". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ^ Southcombe, Matthew (8 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Wales continue to make changes as they look to salvage something from the pool". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 May 2016.