Pip Hendy
| Date of birth | 5 May 2003 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pip Hendy (born 5 May 2003) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for Premiership Women's Rugby club Gloucester-Hartpury.
Early and personal life
Born in Bath, Somerset, she grew up on a cattle farm and combines her rugby career with working on the farm.[2]
Career
She joined the Gloucester-Hartpury young talent pathway at the age of 16 years-old, and made her debut for the club at the age of 18 years-old.[3] She had to be patient for further first team chances, but was a member of Hartpury University's Women's National League championship-winning teams in 2022 and 2023, part of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) rugby competitions.[4]
Hendy impressed with her performances in the PWR UP series and she was moved to the starting place in the first-XV of Gloucester-Hartpury during the 2023-2024 season, and helped the team to the Premiership Women's Rugby title; scoring a try in a 36-20 win against Bristol Bears Women in the Premiership final, in June 2024.[5][6]
She started the final again the following year as Gloucester-Hartpury retained their title with a 34-19 win over Saracens Women in March 2025.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Pip Hendy". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Lillywhite, Maisie; Kitchen, Chris (6 August 2025). "'Cattle farming helps me to be a good rugby player'". BBC News. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Hamersley, Elise. "HOW GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY'S YOUTH PATHWAY IS FUELLING THEIR THIRD TITLE BID". Thepwr.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ King, Ben (8 March 2024). "Pip Hendy Exclusive: 'There is no big secret to our success - We're just being successful at enjoying our rugby'". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "PIP HENDY: PWR VICTORY WOULD BE FITTING SEAN LYNN FAREWELL". thepwr.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Premiership Women's Rugby: Gloucester-Hartpury beat Bristol Bears in final to secure second title in a row". Sky Sports. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Alderman, Elgan (16 March 2025). "Gloucester-Hartpury beat Saracens to win third straight PWR title". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Priest, Matt (17 March 2025). "PWR Final: Player Ratings as Gloucester-Hartpury defeat Saracens for third title in a row". Ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.