Kate Eaves

Rugby player
Kate Eaves
Date of birth (1968-05-06) 6 May 1968 (age 56)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–? Wasps Ladies (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–?  Wales 17

Kate Eaves (born 6 May 1968) is a former Welsh rugby union player. She represented Wales at the 1991 and 1994 Rugby World Cup's.

Biography

Eaves began playing for the Wasps Ladies in 1988 and captained them between 1988 and 1991.[1][2] In 1993 she scored two tries in a test match against Scotland and helped her side win 23–0.[3] At the 1994 World Cup, Eaves scored a brace of tries against Kazakhstan in the pool stages to help her side make a comeback from an 8–6 half-time deficit to win 29–8.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Capped while playing for Wasps". www.waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. ^ "Captains 1960 to Date". www.waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ^ "Scottish women show promise". HeraldScotland. 1993-12-20. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  4. ^ Stephens, Paul (1994-04-13). "Rugby Union: England land Grand Slam". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-06-13.


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Wales squad1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
Squad
  • Amanda Bennett
  • Ceri Bevan
  • Marie Bowen
  • Lesley Brooks
  • Liza Jane Burgess
  • Susan Butler
  • Helen Carey
  • Belinda Davies
  • Enid Davies
  • Heather Devine
  • Kate Eaves
  • Bess Evans
  • Philippa Evans
  • Sue Glavin
  • Eirlys Jones
  • Eirlys Ladd
  • Jacqueline Morgan
  • Sara Morgan
  • Sandra Phillips
  • Carol Thomas
  • Julie Thomas
  • Bess Evans