Kayleigh Powell Becomes An Olympian And A Harlequin, All In One Week

Kayleigh Powell during the Team GB Paris 2024.(Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)

Kayleigh Powell Becomes An Olympian And A Harlequin, All In One Week

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By David Parsons

In the same week in which she became an Olympian, Kayleigh Powell has secured a new deal for next season in the 15-a-side game by signing for Harlequins.

She will play for Quins – whose men’s squad this week recruited Leigh Halfpenny – in the 2024-25 Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign.

The 25-year-old full back went to Paris with Team GB as a reserve for the sevens tournament, but was drafted in to play in the seventh place play-off victory over Ireland.

She joined fellow Welsh international Jasmine Joyce in the line-up for that game at Stade de France

Powell has 16 caps to her name since making her debut in 2019. Prior to that she appeared for Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and on the World Sevens Series.

She becomes the third Welsh international player to join Harlequins this week in the wake of the signings for the men’s team of Halfpenny and Wyn Jones.

She will join a women’s squad that already contains Welsh caps in hooker Carys Phillips, wing Lisa Neumann and lock Abie Fleming.

“She’s a skilful and exciting player who brings a wealth of international experience and quality to our squad,” claimed Quins head coach Toss Chisholm.

“She is strong in both attack and defence and is dangerous with ball in hand. We’re excited to see what Kayleigh can achieve in Quins colours this season.”

Powell previously played for Bristol Bears in the Premiership and was playing on a dual-contract between the Welsh Rugby Union and Team GB.

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