Lauren Nancy Torley (born 2 September 1999) is an English rugby union player.
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editTorley grew up in Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire.[1] She attended Claytons Primary School and then Beaconsfield High School. Torley graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology and Nutrition from Newcastle University in 2022.[2] She then pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Sport Psychology at St Mary's University, Twickenham on a scholarship.[3]
Career
editIt was in the summer of 2018 that Torley took up Touch Rugby. She had moved on to contact rugby in Newcastle by the autumn of 2019. Torley had not played sevens rugby prior to being called up by England sevens squad for training in March 2022. She was then subsequently selected for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Langford, Canada, in late April and early May 2022.[4][5][6] Torley was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[7] She was named in the England squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[8] She was a selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the 2023 European Games.[9] Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[10] In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the Olympic Games.[11] The team finished seventh.[12]
References
edit- ^ Darlington, Daniel (16 July 2022). "Flackwell Heath's Lauren Torley named in England's rugby sevens squad". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Graduate selected for Team GB Olympic rugby sevens squad". Newcastle University. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Team St Mary's Preview". St Mary's University, Twickenham. July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ July 2022, Gary Heatly Thursday 21. "Lauren Torley Exclusive: "It has been a crazy few months - I am just embracing it all"". Talkingrugbyunion.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Flackwell Heath's Lauren Torley named in England's rugby sevens squad". Sloughexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Touch Rugby springboarding women into top flight ranks". Englandtouch.org.uk. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.
- ^ "European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize". Team GB. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "European Games 2023: 'Huge relief' as GB women's sevens team win gold to land Olympics spot". BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Southcombe, Matt (19 June 2024). "Welsh speedster Jasmine Joyce makes history with Team GB Paris Olympics call-up". ITV.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Around the Games: Day Four of Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 31 July 2024.