Dyddgu Hywel

Dyddgu Hywel (born 10 March 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays fullback for the Gloucester-Hartpury and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Ireland at the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. Outside of rugby, she is a lecturer for the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Dyddgu Hywel

Date of birth	(1989-03-10) March 10, 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Llanelwy, Denbighshire
Height	1.72 m (5.6 ft)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Gloucester-Hartpury Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Worcester () – Pontyclun Falcons () – Scarlets () – Caernarfon RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013-Present Wales 31 Correct as of 1 May 2016

Early life and career

Dyddgu Hywel was born in Llanelwy, Denbighshire on 10 March 1989.^[1] She attended Bangor University, where she studied in Welsh for a BSc (Hons) Design and Technology Secondary Education leading to Qualified Teacher Status, graduating with a first class honours degree in July 2010. She began working at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, teacher A-Level design and technology. She went on to become a teacher at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun in the same subject.^[2] Hywel is now a lecturer for the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol at Cardiff Metropolitan University.^[3][2]

Playing career

Hywel was called up to the Wales women's under-16 national rugby union team once, but wasn't selected for any games.^[4] After being picked for the Wales women's national rugby union team at the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship, she made her debut as a substitute against Ireland for the final five minutes of the game. She made her full debut a short while later with a start against France at the Stadium Marcel Levindrey, Laon.^[3]

Hywel has regularly scored tries, including against Scotland in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship where Wales won 39–3.^[5] She scored a try against France in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, opening the scoring for Wales. They went on to win 10-8 following a second try by Megan York.^[6] As of 2016^[update], Hywel's official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is 1.72 metres (5.6 ft) tall, and weighs 75 kilograms (11.8 st).^[1]