Eshyllen Coimbra
| Date of birth | 18 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eshyllen Coimbra Cardoso (born 18 August 2000) is a Brazilian rugby union player.
Early career
Coimbra was reluctant to play rugby in the beginning and always turned down her friends invitations to try the sport out.[1] She was an avid volleyball player as a youngster, after playing her first game of rugby, she got to like the sport and started going every week.[1][2] She became serious with the game when she was inspired by the Brazilian national teams playing in the 2016 Olympic Games.[1][2]
Rugby career
Sevens
Coimbra made her international rugby sevens debut for the Brazil women's sevens team in the 2018 Canada leg of the Sevens Series.[1][2]
Fifteens
She made her international debut for Brazil in March 2020 in a 19–23 loss against Columbia[3]
In 2024, she was part of theBrazilian side that beat Colombia in their World Cup qualification match to secure a spot in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.[4] She scored a try in their 34–13 win in Luque, Paraguay.[4]
In July 2025, she was named in Brazilian squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England by head coach Emiliano Caffera.[5][6] She will captain the team in the tournament.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Majendie, Matt (4 December 2018). "From Rio's favelas to the World Rugby Sevens for Eshyllen Coimbra Cardoso". CNN. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Brazilian rugby debutant Coimbra Cardoso shows power of Olympic dream". www.olympics.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Guia de Imprensa das Yaras para a Copa do Mundo de 2025 - Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" [Yaras Press Guide for the 2025 World Cup]. Brasil Rugby (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Brazil book ticket to first Women's Rugby World Cup". Women's and Men's Rugby World Cup. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Brasil anuncia lista de convocadas para a primeira participação da história na Copa do Mundo de Rugby XV - Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" [Brazil announces squad list for its first ever participation in the Rugby World Cup XV]. Brasil Rugby (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Rendell, Sarah (16 August 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: the definitive guide to the pools". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2025.