Lauren Torley

Lauren Torley (born 2 September 1999) is an English rugby union player.

Lauren Torley
Date of birth (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Durham Sharks ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022–  England
2023–  Great Britain
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam competition

Personal life

Torley attended Claytons Primary School and then Beaconsfield High School.

Career

It 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.[1][2][3] Torley was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[4] 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.[5] She was a selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the 2023 European Games.[6] Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[7]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Flackwell Heath's Lauren Torley named in England's rugby sevens squad". Sloughexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "Touch Rugby springboarding women into top flight ranks". Englandtouch.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.
  6. "European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize". Team GB. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. "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.
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