Courtney Keight (born 27 December 1997) is a

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player who plays wing for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Bristol Bears. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019 and represented them at the

2021 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship was the 20th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The 2021 tournament was given a change o ...

Club career

Keight began playing rugby relatively late compared to her counterparts, first picking up the ball in 2016 while studying at Swansea University. After playing centre for

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, Keight then joined Pontarddulais RFC, and later, Swansea RFC. She signed with her current team, Bristol Bears, as winger in July 2020.

International career

Keight caught the eye of talent scouts during a cup final for Swansea at the Principality Stadium in April 2019, and was subsequently asked to play sevens for Wales. After a brief period playing for the

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, Keight was then invited to train with the Wales autumn squad, and made her international debut on the wing in a match against Ireland during the 2019 Autumn Internationals. Keight was part of the 2020 Women's Six Nations squad, and made her first start for the team in 2021. She has earned four caps in her rugby career to date.

Personal life

Keight attended

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as a child, before commencing undergraduate study at Swansea University.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keight, Courtney 1997 births Living people Bristol Bears Women players Welsh female rugby union players Rugby union players from Oxford Alumni of Swansea University Wales women's international rugby union players Rugby union players from Pembrokeshire Rugby union wings