Megan York
| Date of birth | 16 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5.2 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Megan York (born 16 April 1987) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays prop for Ynysddu RFC and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Scotland in the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, and her first try was against England in 2013.
Playing career
[edit]Megan York was born in Newport, Gwent on 16 April 1987. As of 2016[update], her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is 1.57 metres (5.2 ft) tall, and weighs 76 kilograms (12.0 st).[1]
Following her club form during the 2011-12 season, which brought her to the attention of the selectors for the national team, she was called up to the Wales women's national rugby union team for the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship. She made her debut, being brought on as a substitute in the 67th minute against Scotland; Wales won the match 20-0. At the following year's tournament, she scored her first try in the defeat against England.[1]
York's winning try against France at The Gnoll in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship for her 22nd cap for the national team was subsequently compared to that of Graham Price. Price had scored his try against the French on his debut in 1975.[2][3] Nick Webb at BBC Sport Wales described York's try as "brilliant".[4] York's try gave the team only their fourth victory against the French ever, and qualified them for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] She currently plays for Ynysddu RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Megan York". Wales Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Prop Idols: Megan York meets Graham Price". Welsh Rugby Union. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "So Just Who Is Top of the Props. Pricey or Megan?". Wales on Sunday. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Webb, Nick (28 February 2016). "Six Nations: Wales women 10-8 France women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2016.