Place of birth Newport, Wales Weight 94 kg (14.8 st) Years Club / team | Height 1.78 m (5.8 ft) Position(s) Loosehead prop Current team Pontyclun RFC | |
Date of birth (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 23) Education Cardiff Metropolitan University | ||
Cerys Hale (born 4 April 1993) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays loosehead prop for the Pontyclun Falcons and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Ireland in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship after not being played during the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, and not being selected for the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.
Playing career
Cerys Hale was born in Newport, Gwent on 4 April 1993. As of 2016, her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is 1.78 metres (5.8 ft) tall, and weighs 94 kilograms (14.8 st).
She was called up to the Wales women's national rugby union team squad for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, while she was still attending Cardiff Metropolitan University. Hale had been included in the squad for 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship, but did not play. While attending university, she worked as a life guard at a swimming pool, and also played for the University women's rugby team. Despite being placed on the bench for the final pool match against South Africa, she became the only player in the squad who received no game time during the tournament. She wasn't selected for the following year's Women's Six Nations Championship.
Hale made her Welsh debut in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, when she was brought on as a substitute in the 21–3 loss against Ireland. She was one of eight Newport Gwent Dragons to be selected for the squad. Hale credited the experience she had at the World Cup with giving her extra confidence to win her first cap. She added "Obviously not getting on in the World Cup and not making last year's Six Nations squad really drove me to work on my skills work and on my conditioning". She currently plays for the Pontyclun Falcons.