Claudia Peña

Claudia Peña
Date of birth (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birthBarcelona, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back / Centre
Current team Harlequins
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
AVR FC Barcelona ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022-2024 AVR FC Barcelona 14 (177)
2024 Iberians Sitges 2 (4)
2024– Harlequins ()
Correct as of 27 September 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022–Present Spain 17 (120)
Correct as of 27 September 2024
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2022–2023 Spain

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Hidalgo.

Clàudia Peña Hidalgo (born 26 October 2004) is a Spanish rugby union player who plays full-back for the Harlequins team and the Spain women's national rugby union team.

Rugby career

Peña joined AVR FC Barcelona in 2020 when they created a women's team to compete on the 2nd tier of the Catalan league. That season they were promoted to the Catalan Honor Division, and the next one to the Spanish Honor Division B.[1] After another season, they got promoted to the Iberdrola League, top tier of Spanish domestic rugby.[2]

She won her first international cap against Russia in the 2022 Europe Championship.[3][4]

She played during the 2023 France Women's Sevens in Toulouse where she was chosen as part of the Dream Team of the tournament.[5][6]

Peña was part of the Spanish squad for 2023 WXV[7] and 2024 WXV.[8]

In June 2024 she signed for Harlequins Women.[9]

References

  1. ^ "El cohete del AVR Barcelona y la niña de 8 años que ha pasado de 'entrenar' con los veteranos a jugar la Liga Iberdrola" [The AVR Barcelona rocket and the 8-year-old girl who has gone from 'training' with the veterans to playing the Iberdrola League]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "AVR FC Barcelona, nuevo equipo de la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby" [AVR FC Barcelona, ??new team in the Iberdrola Rugby League]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 23 April 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Claudia Peña o la muestra de que cuando se tiene paciencia con la cantera, la cosa fluye" [Claudia Peña or the proof that when you are patient with the academy, things flow]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Las Leonas quieren dar otro golpe en la mesa con un nuevo título europeo" [The Lionesses want to hit the table again with a new European title]. MARCA (in Spanish). 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Introducing the Dream Team for France7s". World Rugby. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Claudia Peña, Pol Pla y Manu Moreno en el 'Dream Team' de World Rugby" [Claudia Peña, Pol Pla and Manu Moreno in the World Rugby 'Dream Team']. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Más madera para una España ilusionada y centrada ya en el debut del WXV3" [More timber for a fired up Spain already focused on the debut in WXV3]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ "30 Leonas para preparar la clasificación al Mundial de Inglaterra 2025" [30 Lionesses to prepare for qualification for the 2025 England World Cup]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Spanish centre Peña joins Harlequins". Harlequins Women. 21 June 2024. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.