Claire Colwill (born 19 September 2003) is an Australia field hockey player, who plays as a defender.

Personal life

Claire Colwill was born and raised in Mackay, Queensland.

Career

Domestic league

In 2019, Colwill was a member of the Brisbane Blaze squad for the inaugural season of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.

National teams

Under–21

Claire Colwill made her debut for the Australia U–21 team in 2020 during a test series against

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Hockeyroos

Colwill was named in the

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squad for the first time in 2022, after impressing at a series of selection camps. She made her senior international debut in May that year, during the Trans–Tasman Hockey Series in Auckland.

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* * * 2003 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders 21st-century Australian women Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Sportspeople from Mackay, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub