Sydney Gregson
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Baldock, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Knights Templar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury College University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sydney Jasmine Gregson (born 20 January 1996) is an English rugby union player, who currently plays as a centre and wing for Saracens Women in Premiership Women's Rugby, the top-tier competition of women's rugby union in England, and the England national team.[2]
Gregson began her top-flight club career at Bristol Ladies, whom she played for between 2015 and 2018, alongside her studies at Hartpury College and then the University of Bath.[3] Following a summer spent playing in Australia for the University of Sydney, Gregson then signed with reigning Premier 15s champions Saracens Women in October 2018.[4]
Gregson made her Saracens debut at the start of the 2018–19 Premier 15s season, against former club Bristol.[5] Gregson enjoyed a breakthrough year on the wing, helping Saracens to a first-place finish in the regular season, followed by a start in the play-off final in April 2019, as she scored a try on the way to the team's 33–17 win over rivals Harlequins Women.[6]
Due to her commitments on the rugby sevens circuit, Gregson took a sabbatical from Saracens for 2019–20, but returned to the club ahead of the 2020–21 season.[7] She remained a first-team regular as Saracens again finished top of the regular season table, before starting on the wing in their play-off final defeat to Harlequins in May 2021.[8]
A serious knee injury suffered in training, including damage to her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament, resulted in Gregson missing the entirety of the club's title-winning 2021–22 season.[9] After undergoing surgery and a 13-month recovery, she was able to resume her career at Saracens in 2022–23, re-establishing herself as an outside centre and helping the team to another play-off berth.[10] Subsequently, Gregson extended her contract with Saracens for the inaugural 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season [11]