Marcelle Souza

Marcelle Souza
Date of birth (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2025– Brazil 4 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Brazil 37 (25 pts)

Marcelle da Cruz de Souza (born 22 July 1996) is a Brazilian rugby union and sevens player. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Rugby career

Souza represented Brazil at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[1][2] They defeated Spain 19–17 in the 11th-place final to finish eleventh overall.[3]

She was named in the Brazilian women's sevens team that will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5]

In July 2025, she was subsequently named in Brazil's squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.world.rugby. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Brazil - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  7. ^ "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.