Gwenllian Jenkins (born 20 November 2000) is a

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player who plays

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for the

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and

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby c ...

. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2019, and represented them at the

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Club career

Jenkins plays for Lampeter Town RFC and Scarlets.

International career

Jenkins first played on the international stage during the 2019 Autumn Internationals, where she won two caps. She was then called up in 2021 to represent Wales during the 2021 Women's

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. She has won three caps in her rugby career to date.

Personal life

As a child, Welsh-speaking Jenkins attended Ysgol Bro Pedr, before undertaking an apprenticeship in outdoor activities with national voluntary youth organisation

Urdd Gobaith Cymru Urdd Gobaith Cymru (; simply known as the Urdd) is Wales' largest youth organisation. It provides sports, arts, volunteering, apprenticeship, outdoor pursuits, humanitarian, international and residential opportunities for children and young peo ...

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