Holly Aitchison

Holly Aitchison (born 21 February 1997) is an English rugby union player.

Holly Aitchison
Date of birth (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997
Place of birthSouthport, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Saracens Women
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Saracens ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– England 1 (5)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2017– England
2021 Great Britain
Correct as of 01 August 2021

Born in Southport, she attended St Peter’s Primary School and Range High School in Formby where she was coached by Gill Burns. Aitchison is the daughter of former England Saxon and rugby coach Ian Aitchison.[1] She played for Waterloo Ladies as a junior and Gloucester-Hartpury Women and Lichfield Ladies. She was a two-time U18 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens champion with England and a member of the squad that lifted the Challenge Trophy at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]

In September 2020 she joined Saracens Women.[3] In 2021 she played for the Great Britain Rugby Sevens squad in the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, where they finished fourth.[4] In October 2021, she scored a try on her debut for the England 15s team.[5]

References
  1. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.
  2. "'You cannot step foot on the rugby pitch because you're going to get broken'". www.rugbypass.com.
  3. Hancock, Lewis (8 September 2020). "England Sevens flyer Aitchison joins Saracens Women".
  4. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.
  5. "England 43-12 New Zealand: Red Roses thrash Black Ferns". BBC Sport. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.


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