Ellie Boatman (born 13 May 1997) is an English

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player.

Career

Boatman started playing rugby aged four in Camberley. From the age of 11 she played junior rugby for London Irish, and after a brief hiatus from the sport, began playing again at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

and for a local Hampshire side Trojans RFC. Boatman joined Wasps in 2020 following spells with Saracens and Richmond. International recognition with the England sevens followed and she was England’s highest try scorer in the Malaga and Seville sevens with nine tries. Boatman is set to play for Harlequins in the 2022/23 Premier 15’s season. Boatman was selected to play for

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at the

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in rugby sevens. She was named in the England squad for the

2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament The women's tournament for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in Cape Town, South Africa from September 9 to 11 at the Cape Town Stadium. Teams The four semi-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens were automatic qualifiers, with ...

held in

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in September 2022. She was a selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the

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. Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boatman, Ellie 1995 births Living people England international women's rugby sevens players English female rugby union players Alumni of the University of Southampton 21st-century English women Rugby sevens players at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in rugby sevens European Games gold medalists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Camberley Rugby union players from Surrey Wasps Women rugby players Harlequins Women rugby players Saracens Women rugby players Great Britain women's international rugby sevens players English rugby sevens players Ealing Trailfinders Women players Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games