Sophie Bridger
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| Date of birth | 26 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sophie Bridger (born 26 June 2000) is an English rugby union player who currently plays as a centre and fly-half for Saracens Women in the Premiership Women's Rugby, the top-tier competition of women's rugby union in England, and for England national team.[1]
Bridger began playing rugby at a young age with her three older brothers, before moving to Gloucestershire when she was 15 years old, to attend Hartpury College.[2] At university, she earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in exercise and sports science.[3]
After progressing through in the AASE Girls Rugby Programme, Bridger represented Hartpury University in BUCS Super Rugby – the top-flight university rugby league in the United Kingdom – between 2018 and 2022. She missed two seasons due to injury, but upon her return, she was appointed captain of the university's first XV, under the tutelage of her head coach and future teammate, the Gloucester-Hartpury and England scrum-half Natasha Hunt.[4] Bridger led Hartpury to the BUCS National Championship in 2022, and her performances were recognised during the annual BUCS Rugby Awards, where she was named in the 2022 Team of the Season at fly-half.[5]