Rosie Galligan
| Birth name | Rosie Jemima Galligan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Finchley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rosie Jemima Galligan (born 30 April 1998) is an English rugby union player. She is a member of the England women's national rugby union team and plays for Saracens at club level.
International career[edit]
After playing for England U20s in 2017/18[1][2] and 2018/19,[3] Galligan's full England debut came off the bench against Ireland in the 2019 Six Nations.[4] Her international career was interrupted by a bout of meningitis in September 2019 followed by a serious injury in January 2020 when a fall in a line-out caused a broken leg and ankle along with three ruptured ligaments,[5][6][7] so her second cap did not come until the 2022 Six Nations match against Scotland.[5]
In September 2022 Galligan was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[8]
Club career[edit]
Galligan joined Premier 15s team Saracens for the 2016/17 season, breaking into their first team the following year, and helped them to two Premier 15 titles.[4]
She signed for Harlequins in June 2021.[9]
Early life and education[edit]
Galligan grew up in Kent where she developed an interest in rugby after being involved in a touch tournament and went on to play for Aylesford Bulls.[2] She represented Kent at age group level in rugby, hockey and cricket.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby: Seven Saracens women in England under-20 squad". Hampstead Highgate Express. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Craig Tucker (13 March 2018). "Rosie driven to reach the pinnacle". Kent Online. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "England Women U20 announce 26-member squad for Canada tour". Talking Rugby Union. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Rosie Galligan". saracens.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b Spink, Alex (25 March 2022). "How Galligan defied huge odds to earn England recall three years after last cap". Mirror. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Elizabeth Cartwright (13 May 2022). "Rosie Galligan Interview: 'Living in the moment' and helping Harlequins achieve their goals". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Vicki Hodges (22 April 2022). "England's Rosie Galligan on battling meningitis and career-threatening injury and 'loving' rugby again". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: England announce 32-player squad led by captain Sarah Hunter". Sky Sports. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Rosie Galligan signs for Harlequins Women". saracens.com. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- Living people
- 1998 births
- England women's international rugby union players
- English female rugby union players
- 21st-century English women
- Harlequins Women rugby players
- Saracens Women rugby players
- Rugby union locks
- People from Finchley
- Rugby union players from the London Borough of Barnet
- Rugby union players from Kent
- People educated at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls