Caitlin Lewis (born 16 November 1999) is a

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player who has international appearances as

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for the Wales women's national rugby union team. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2020 against

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and represented them at the

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. Lewis now competes in the Celtic Challenge as part of the Gwalia Lightning squad.

Early career

Lewis was born in

Ammanford Ammanford ( ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 5,445, and the wider built up area had a population of 8,285. Ammanford is se ...

and attended

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman Ysgol Dyffryn Aman ( Amman Valley School) is a bilingual ( Welsh and English) comprehensive school and sixth form in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated on Margaret Street in the north of Ammanford town centre. The school has approx ...

. She is currently a student in

Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff Metropolitan University () is a public university located in Cardiff, Wales. Formerly known as the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC; , ) which was established in 1996. The university offers degree courses in a variety of d ...

. Caitlin began to play rugby at the age of 15 at

alongside fellow Welsh Player Hannah Jones. Caitlin was involved in the schools' rugby team that won the Rosslyn Park HSBC National School 7s Tournament three years consecutively. Caitlin then became involved with the regional girls set up in Wales playing for Scarlets U18's and Wales 7's U18s. Caitlin represented Wales at the Bahamas 2017

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in Rugby Sevens winning a bronze medal. Caitlin began to attend

in September 2018 to study BSc Performance Analysis. Caitlin signed to

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors are a professional rugby union club based in Worcester, England. They most recently played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby union, before being suspended by the Rugby Football Union, RFU in September 2 ...

and made a couple of appearances at

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. Caitlin has also been a regular face in the Senior

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Women's Squad since turning 18. Whilst studying a MSc in Sports Media and Broadcast at

and signed to

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...

. Lewis is a regular face in the Celtic Challange taking part in the 22/23 23/24 24/25 seasons currently representing Gwalia Lightning.

Club career

Lewis plays rugby for Welsh team Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge and has been a regular member of the squad in the 23/24 and 24/25 seasons .Caitlin has represented her Welsh region Scarlets for many years pre COVID and has played for teams in the PWR including

and Exeter Chiefs. Lewis played Super BUCS rugby for her university team at Cardiff Metropolitan.

International career

Lewis represented the Wales under-18s squad at the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas, where the team won bronze. She then went on to play for the Wales Women's Development team at the following Dubai sevens invitational tournament. Lewis made her first start for the Women's Six Nations squad in 2020, and notably scored a last-minute touchdown during the team's 2021 Six Nations match against Scotland. She has won five caps in her rugby career to date.

Personal life

Lewis attended Amman Valley Comprehensive School before moving to Cardiff Metropolitan University, where she studies sports performance analysis.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Caitlin 1999 births Living people Welsh female rugby union players 21st-century Welsh sportswomen Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Ammanford Wales women's international rugby union players