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Evie Tonkin
Date of birth (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthPenrith, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Left wing or Full Back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018-2021 DMP Sharks 35 (15)
2021- present Sale Sharks ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–present Scotland 5

Evie Tonkin (born 5 August 1997) is a Scottish rugby player from Keswick who has played for the Scottish Women's team since 2019, and was named in the squad for the 2020 and 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1]

Club career[edit]

Tonkin has played for Darlington Mowden Park Sharks since 2018.[2] Justin Loveridge, the head of programme and co-head coach at DMP Sharks says of her abilities, "Evie has great footwork while her running lines off 13 in attack really cause teams problems and she makes good yards."[3]

Before joining DMP Sharks she played for Harrogate.[4]

Tonkin captained the Leeds Beckett University Women's Rugby team whilst studying for a degree in Sports and Exercise Science.[5] In this time, she led the team to promotion into the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Northern Premiership League.[6]

She has signed for Sale Sharks this season.

International career[edit]

Tonkin was first selected to play for Scotland Women 7s in their debut World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Biarritz in 2019.[7] That year, she was one of five DMP Sharks named for Scotland's autumn tests.[8] This included playing in tests against Wales and Japan, alongside fellow debutants Evie Gallagher, Sarah Denholm and Alex Wallace.[9][10]

She was included by coach Philip Doyle in the squad for the disrupted 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship.[11] During the championship, she started for Scotland in the match against England, replacing Megan Gaffney.[12] For the match against Ireland she was a substitute for Chloe Rollie at full-back. Doyle explained his decision, "Evie Tonkin played well at full-back in Spain, but this is such a big game and Chloe's experience will be invaluable."[13]

In the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, she was also part of the squad, although did not play in the matches.[14]

She qualifies to play for Scotland through family connections and was brought into the squad through the Scottish Qualified Programme at Scottish Rugby.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Tonkin first started playing rugby when she was 13 at Keswick Rugby Club.[16] She studied at Leeds Beckett University to gain a PGCE in PE and Geography. A former pupil of Keswick School, she is now a PE teacher there and mentors the school's girls' rugby teams.[17][18][19]

Tonkin studied Sports and Exercise Science BSC Hons at Leeds Beckett University where she gained a 1st in her degree.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Evie Tonkin". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ "StackPath". www.mowdenpark.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. ^ November 2019, Gary Heatly Friday 15. "English leagues can continue to produce talent after rise of Tonkin & Wallace". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Evie Tonkin". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ "Evie Tonkin". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "Women's rugby defeat Sheffield University | Leeds Beckett University". www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  7. ^ Barnes, David (2019-06-10). "Scotland Women's 7s squad for World Series guest appearance in Biarritz". The Offside Line. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ November 2019, Gary Heatly Friday 15. "English leagues can continue to produce talent after rise of Tonkin & Wallace". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Scotland Women: Four uncapped players called up as Malcolm named captain". BBC Sport. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  10. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (2019-11-22). "Scotland reshuffle backs and pack for Japan match". The Offside Line. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  11. ^ "Five new caps in Philip Doyle's first Scottish Six Nations squad". The Offside Line. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  12. ^ "Law and Tonkin start for Scotland". BBC Sport. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  13. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (2020-01-31). "Women's Six Nations: Scotland make three changes for Ireland game". The Offside Line. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  14. ^ "Scotland squad announced for 2021 Women's Six Nations". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  15. ^ November 2019, Gary Heatly Friday 15. "English leagues can continue to produce talent after rise of Tonkin & Wallace". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Evie Tonkin". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  17. ^ "Keswick under-15 rugby girls take on Penrith in hard-fought game – The Keswick Reminder". Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  18. ^ "Penrith rugby under-15s exceed expectations in fast-paced game - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald". 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  19. ^ "StackPath". www.keswickrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

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