Georgie Lingham
| Date of birth | 20 August 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgie Lingham (born 20 August 1995) is an English rugby union player. She plays for the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team, having also played for England sevens, as well as Loughborough Lightning and Saracens Women.
Early life
[edit]From North Wootton, Norfolk she started her rugby union career playing for West Norfolk Rugby Club.[2]
Club career
[edit]Lingham made her debut for Saracens Women in September 2017.[3] She played for the side in the Premier 15s, her efforts including scoring a hat-trick of tries against Worcester Valkyries in December 2018.[4] She finished that season as the club’s top try scorer and was also awarded the Premier 15s try of the season for a solo effort against Richmond Women.[5]
She left Saracens in August 2021[6] and subsequently joined fellow top division club Loughborough Lightning.[7] Her performances for Loughbrough included a hat-trick against Wasps Women in March 2023.[8]
International career
[edit]She was first selected for the England women's national rugby sevens team in January 2020.[9]
In January 2023, she was called-up to the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.[10] In December 2023, she was called-up to the GB Sevens Team for the Sevens World Series event in South Africa.[11] She was subsequently selected for the 2024-25 SVNS series which began at the Dubai Sevens on 30 November 2024.[12] She played at the Singapore Sevens in the spring of 2025 as her Great Britain team secured their place in the 2025 World Championship in California.[13]
Personal life
[edit]She attended the College of West Anglia where she was handed the accolade of sports woman of the year on 19 June 2018.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgie Lingham". Jltimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Plummer, Greg (29 November 2023). "England 7s and West Norfolk rugby star heads to Dubai 7s to start her campaign ahead of the 2024 Olympics". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Debut try for King's Lynn's Georgie in France". 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS STARS RETURN TO DOMESTIC ACTION". Six Nations Rugby. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "LINGHAM WINS TRY OF THE SEASON AWARD". Saracens. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Saracens duo agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Plummer, Greg (28 January 2024). "King's Lynn rugby ace eyes Team GB sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Clargo, Bethan (12 March 2023). "Georgie best as Lightning blitz Wasps". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "England women bring big guns in for Hamilton". The Rugby Paper. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "TUWAI RETURNS TO BOOST FIJI AT HSBC NEW ZEALAND SEVENS". Women.Rugby. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Plummer, Greg (8 December 2024). "West Norfolk and Dubai 7s winner gets Team GB call-up for Cape Town". Lynn News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "GB 7s 2024-25 squad announcement". gbrugbysevens.com. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Canadian rugby sevens women heading to semifinals in HSBC SVNS Singapore". The globe and mail. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Awards evening marks King's Lynn college students' achievements". Lynn News. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.