Carys Phillips

Carys Phillips (born 12 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays as a Hooker for the Harlequins in the Premier 15s and for Wales women's national rugby union team.^[1]

Carys Phillips

Date of birth	(1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Rowland Phillips (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Bristol Ladies (0) Skewen RFC (0) Ospreys (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Harlequins (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–present Wales 79 (-) Correct as of 22 March 2025

Personal life

The daughter of back row forward Rowland Phillips, she studied at Llandovery College and took a course in Sports Coaching and Development at Cardiff Metropolitan University.^[2] She is an ambassador for the Red Kites Girls’ Rugby Cluster Centre, an organisation which lends its support to all-girls rugby.^[3]

Rugby career

Phillips has played for Skewen RFC^[4] and also for Bristol Ladies, and Ospreys.

Phillips won her first international cap against Ireland in the first round of the 2013 Six Nations Championship. In 2016, She captained Wales in the second round of the Six Nations Championship.^[2]

Phillips was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.^[5][6] She was named in the Welsh side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship on 4 March 2025.^[7][8]