NancyMcGillivray

Talented centre Nancy McGillivray grew up playing rugby in Hong Kong, starting at the age of eight.

At just 15 years of age, she was selected as part of the Hong Kong U18s side that travelled to France. During her gap year, she was selected as part of the wider training squad for both Hong Kong's senior 15s and 7s sides. This led to her selection for Kowloon Rugby, for whom she played in the Hong Kong Women's Premiership.

McGillivray spent the final year of her studies at Exeter University out with a serious knee injury, but was fit to play for the 2024/25 season and was named as one of six England transition players.

In the summer of 2025, McGillivray swapped her international ambitions to Ireland - her father is Irish - and was rewarded with a try-scoring debut against Scotland in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game. She went on to play in the Rugby World Cup pool stages too, including a run-out against the Black Ferns in Brighton.

Find out more about McGillivray in this programme article.

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