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{{Infobox rugby biography|name=Cara Mai Hope|image=https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/wales/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/24214300/Hope-2.png|height={{convert|1.63|m|ft}}|image_size=220px|alt=|caption=|birth_name=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1993|11|24|df=y}}|amatyears1=|birth_place=[[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]], Wales|ru_position=Prop|school=[[Ysgol David Hughes]]|university=[[Swansea University]]<br/>[[Cardiff Metropolitan University]]|relatives=Professor Sian Hope OBE (mother)|ru_currentposition=[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]|weight={{convert|97.27|kg|st}}|repyears1=2018–2023|repteam1=[[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales]]|ru_amateurclubpoints=|years1=2020–2023|clubs1=[[Gloucester Hartpury]]|apps1=|points1=|ru_clubupdate=|amatteam1=|ru_amateurclubcaps=|repcaps1=27|reppoints1=0|ru_ntupdate=20 August 2024|ru_sevensnationalyears1=|ru_sevensnationalteam1=|ru_sevensnationalcomp1=|ru_currentteam=[[Gloucester Hartpury]]|occupation=Medical Student, Rugby Player}}'''Cara Hope''' (born 24 November 1993) is a [[Welsh Rugby Union]] professional player who plays [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]] for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]] and for [[Gloucester-Hartpury Women|Gloucester Hartpury]] in the [[Premier 15s]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Kit |date=2022-10-09 |title=Wales Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Wales 18-15 Scotland |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup/wales-womens-rugby-world-cup-squad-2022-145189 |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Rugby World |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Hope announced a hiatus from international rugby in July 2023 on her instagram, citing the difficulty in balancing her rugby career with her medicine degree studies at [[Swansea University Medical School]].{{Cite |
Hope announced a hiatus from international rugby in July 2023 on her instagram, citing the difficulty in balancing her rugby career with her medicine degree studies at [[Swansea University Medical School]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-11 |title=Cara Hope: Wales prop to step away from international rugby |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66170996 |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Rugby career == |
== Rugby career == |
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Hope began playing rugby as a child with the [[Bangor RFC]] boys' team, before joining the newly created Bangor RFC girls' team in 2007. In 2011 she moved to Caernarfon Ladies. She has also played for the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=14 Ospreys Women selected for Six Nations {{!}} Ospreys|url=https://www.ospreysrugby.com/news/14-ospreys-women-selected-six-nations|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.ospreysrugby.com|language=en}}</ref> |
Hope began playing rugby as a child with the [[Bangor RFC]] boys' team, before joining the newly created Bangor RFC girls' team in 2007. In 2011 she moved to Caernarfon Ladies. She has also played for the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=14 Ospreys Women selected for Six Nations {{!}} Ospreys|url=https://www.ospreysrugby.com/news/14-ospreys-women-selected-six-nations|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.ospreysrugby.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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Hope signed with her current club, Gloucester Hartpury, in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wales' Hope joins Gloucester-Hartpury Women|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54120875|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref> |
Hope signed with her current club, [[Gloucester-Hartpury Women|Gloucester-Hartpury]], in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wales' Hope joins Gloucester-Hartpury Women|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54120875|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref> |
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=== International career === |
=== International career === |
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Cara earned her first cap in the [[2018 Women's Six Nations Championship|2018 Women's Six Nations]] as a second-half replacement in Wales’ third round defeat to Ireland at [[Donnybrook Stadium|Donnybrook]]. She represented Wales at each subsequent [[Six Nations Championship]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cara Hope |url=https://www.wru.wales/women/cara-hope/ |access-date=2021-05-11 |website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Wales & Regions |language=en-GB}}</ref> She also featured at the [[2021 Women's Six Nations Championship|2021 Six Nations Championship]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Cara earned her first cap in the [[2018 Women's Six Nations Championship|2018 Women's Six Nations]] as a second-half replacement in Wales’ third round defeat to Ireland at [[Donnybrook Stadium|Donnybrook]]. She represented Wales at each subsequent [[Six Nations Championship]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cara Hope |url=https://www.wru.wales/women/cara-hope/ |access-date=2021-05-11 |website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Wales & Regions |language=en-GB}}</ref> She also featured at the [[2021 Women's Six Nations Championship|2021 Six Nations Championship]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Hope has won |
Hope has won 27 caps in her career to date.<ref name=":0" /> She was selected in [[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales]] squad for the [[2021 Rugby World Cup]] in [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Liz |date=2022-09-21 |title=Wales Rugby World Cup squad named |url=https://www.wru.wales/2022/09/wales-rugby-world-cup-squad-named/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Welsh Rugby Union |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12702496/wales-siwan-lillicrap-captains-32-player-womens-rugby-world-cup-squad-featuring-19-tournament-debutants |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Born in Bangor, Hope attended Ysgol Gynradd Llandegfan and [[Ysgol David Hughes]] before joining [[Cardiff Metropolitan University]], where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in sports and exercise science in 2015. In 2018, she graduated from [[Swansea University]] with a research-based master's degree in professional practice in healthcare.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hope|first=Cara|title=Education|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-hope-54a658116/?originalSubdomain=uk|access-date=11 May 2021|website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref> |
Born in Bangor, Hope attended Ysgol Gynradd Llandegfan and [[Ysgol David Hughes]] before joining [[Cardiff Metropolitan University]], where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in sports and exercise science in 2015. In 2018, she graduated from [[Swansea University]] with a research-based master's degree in professional practice in healthcare.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hope|first=Cara|title=Education|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-hope-54a658116/?originalSubdomain=uk|access-date=11 May 2021|website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref> |
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Alongside her rugby career, Hope has been a part-time lecturer at [[Gower College Swansea]], and is currently studying Medicine at [[Swansea University Medical School]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hope|first=Cara|title=Experience|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-hope-54a658116/?originalSubdomain=uk|access-date=11 May 2021|website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref> |
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Her mother, Professor Sian Hope OBE, was appointed [[High Sheriff of Gwynedd]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colourful ceremony to appoint new high sheriff|url=http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113948&headline=Colourful%20ceremony%20to%20appoint%20new%20high%20sheriff§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Cambrian News|language=en}}</ref> |
Her mother, Professor Sian Hope OBE, was appointed [[High Sheriff of Gwynedd]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colourful ceremony to appoint new high sheriff|url=http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113948&headline=Colourful%20ceremony%20to%20appoint%20new%20high%20sheriff§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Cambrian News|language=en}}</ref> |
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Date of birth | 24 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5.3 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97.27 kg (15.317 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol David Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Swansea University Cardiff Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Professor Sian Hope OBE (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Medical Student, Rugby Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cara Hope (born 24 November 1993) is a Welsh Rugby Union professional player who plays prop for the Wales women's national rugby union team and for Gloucester Hartpury in the Premier 15s.[1]
Hope announced a hiatus from international rugby in July 2023 on her instagram, citing the difficulty in balancing her rugby career with her medicine degree studies at Swansea University Medical School.[2]
Rugby career
Club career
Hope began playing rugby as a child with the Bangor RFC boys' team, before joining the newly created Bangor RFC girls' team in 2007. In 2011 she moved to Caernarfon Ladies. She has also played for the Ospreys.[3]
Hope signed with her current club, Gloucester-Hartpury, in 2020.[4]
International career
Cara earned her first cap in the 2018 Women's Six Nations as a second-half replacement in Wales’ third round defeat to Ireland at Donnybrook. She represented Wales at each subsequent Six Nations Championship.[5] She also featured at the 2021 Six Nations Championship.[5]
Hope has won 27 caps in her career to date.[5] She was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[6][7]
Personal life
Born in Bangor, Hope attended Ysgol Gynradd Llandegfan and Ysgol David Hughes before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University, where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in sports and exercise science in 2015. In 2018, she graduated from Swansea University with a research-based master's degree in professional practice in healthcare.[8]
Alongside her rugby career, Hope has been a part-time lecturer at Gower College Swansea, and is currently studying Medicine at Swansea University Medical School.[9]
Her mother, Professor Sian Hope OBE, was appointed High Sheriff of Gwynedd in 2017.[10]
Hope is in a relationship with former Welsh captain Siwan Lillicrap.[11]
References
- ^ Shepard, Kit (2022-10-09). "Wales Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Wales 18-15 Scotland". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ "Cara Hope: Wales prop to step away from international rugby". BBC Sport. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "14 Ospreys Women selected for Six Nations | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Wales' Hope joins Gloucester-Hartpury Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ a b c "Cara Hope". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Jones, Liz (2022-09-21). "Wales Rugby World Cup squad named". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants". Sky Sports. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ Hope, Cara. "Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Hope, Cara. "Experience". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Colourful ceremony to appoint new high sheriff". Cambrian News. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ World, Rugby (2022-03-26). "Who is Siwan Lillicrap: Ten things you should know about the Wales No 8". Rugby World. Retrieved 2024-08-20.