Reneeqa Bonner
| Date of birth | 8 April 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | Clevedon School SGS College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reneeqa Bonner (born 8 April 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a winger for Bristol Bears Women and the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team.
Early life
[edit]From Clevedon, North Somerset, she attended Cleveland School, SGS College Hartpury University. She participated in many sports growing up, including boxing, swimming, hockey and gymnastics.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Initially a keen football player, she gave up football after starting playing rugby at Clevedon Girls as a member of their first ever girls side.[3] She later played for Dings Crusaders in Bristol before being selected for the Bristol Bears Centre of Excellence.[2]
She joined up with the senior Bristol Bears Women side ahead of the 2022-23 season.[4] After establishing herself as a regular she scored nine tries in 18 league and cup appearances to help her club to two finals during the 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season and featuring for the full 80 minutes in the final of the Allianz Cup.[5] Her performances for Bristol Bears have included an eight minute hat trick against Loughborough Lightning, and a decisive late try in their comeback win over Saracens in Premiership Women's Rugby semi final in June 2024.[6][7]
International career
[edit]She represented England at U18 level.[2] She wss selected for England U20 in 2024.[5][8]
She featured for the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in November 2024, part of the 2024-25 SVNS series.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Her brother Macenzzie Duncan is a professional rugby union player at Bristol Bears.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reneeqa Bonner". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "BONNER EYES SUMMER SUCCESS". sixnationsrugby. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "FAMILY AFFAIR FOR RISING BRISTOL BEARS STAR RENEEQA BONNER". thepwr. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Bears confirm squad for 2022/23 Allianz Premier 15s season". Bristolbearsrugby. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b Thomas, Martyn (3 July 2024). "Reneeqa Bonner preparing for last dance with England U20s". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Bristol reach debut final against local rivals Gloucester". BBC Sport. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Logan, James (6 October 2024). "Loughborough Lightning 19-46 Bristol Bears Women: Eight-minute Bonner hat-trick sparks Bristol brilliance". ruck. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "North Somerset rugby players represent England U20s". North Somerset Times. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Telfar, Alastair (25 November 2024). "GB men's sevens aim high despite part-time status". BBC Sport.