Jade Shekells

Jade Shekells
Shekells during 2022 Dubai 7's
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthWorcester
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Worcester Warriors ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022–2023  England
2023–  Great Britain
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team competition

Jade Shekells (born 28 September 1996) is an English rugby union player who plays for Worcester Warriors and England Sevens.[1]

Career

Shekells attended Hartpury College before going to Cardiff Met University, where she was called up to the England U20s.[2] After returning to her midlands base, Shekells was the Worcester Warriors player of the season for 2020-21.[3]

Shekells was called up by England sevens in the spring of 2022, ahead of the Rugby Europe Series in Budapest.[4] She was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[5] 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.[6] She was also selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the 2023 European Games.[7] Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[8] In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the Olympic Games[9] where the team finished seventh.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Jade Shekells | Team England | Birmingham 2022". teamengland.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Jade Shekells, who played rugby for Worcester, keen to reach top in women's game". 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Worcester Warriors | Jade Shekells named Players' Player of the Season". warriors.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Worcester Warriors | Shekells gets England Sevens call". warriors.co.uk.
  5. ^ "RFU". Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. ^ "European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize". Team GB. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Southcombe, Matt (19 June 2024). "Welsh speedster Jasmine Joyce makes history with Team GB Paris Olympics call-up". ITV.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Around the Games: Day Four of Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 31 July 2024.