Charlotte “Lotte” Clapp (born on the 13 January, 1995) is an English-born

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player who plays internationally for the

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, she previously represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. She plays for Saracens in the

Premier 15s The Premier 15s, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Allianz Premier 15s, is the top tier of the women's English rugby union domestic league system run by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The league was created mainly from teams in ...

Rugby career

Clapp joined Saracens in 2014 and made her debut against

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west o ...

. Clapp previously played for

and has won ten caps for them. She featured for England against the Eagles at the 2016 Super Series in

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. She has also captained Saracens to three titles. Clapp took a break from rugby to train as a teacher and on her return, switched to representing the United States, which she qualifies for because of her American-born mother. She made her international debut for the

Eagles Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, jus ...

at the

2022 Pacific Four Series The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June. Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts ...

. In August 2022, she re-signed with Saracens for the 2022–23 Premier 15s season. Clapp was selected in the Eagles squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. In 2023, She was named in the

traveling squad for the

Pacific Four Series The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It began in 2021 and was initiall ...

References

External links

Eagles Profile

Saracens Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clapp, Charlotte Living people 1995 births American female rugby union players United States women's international rugby union players English female rugby union players England women's international rugby union players Rugby union players from Welwyn Garden City English people of American descent Alumni of St Mary's University, Twickenham Rugby union wings Saracens Women rugby players