Elis Martin
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| Born | 23 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elis Martin (born 23 May 1999) is a Scottish rugby union player. She competed for Scotland at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Early career
[edit]Martin is originally from Glasgow and started her rugby career at Hillhead Jordanhill Under 18's before she moved across to Edinburgh.[1] She progressed through the age groups at International level, and featured for the Under-20's team before moving up to the Senior Squad.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Martin made her international debut for Scotland against the United States in August 2022.[2] She previously played for Sale Sharks and DMP Sharks.[1]
In 2023, she joined Leicester Tigers.[3] Later in October, she won the first edition of the WXV 2 tournament with the Scottish team in Cape Town.[3]
Martin joined Loughborough Lightning in 2024 after a season with Leicester Tigers.[2]
She was selected in the Scottish side for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[4][5] She started against Fiji in Scotland's second World Cup match.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Martin was completing her master's degree in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Edinburgh in 2023.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Four Scotland Internationals help complete women's squad". Leicester Tigers. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Elis Martin – Scottish Rugby". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Introducing | Elis Martin". Leicester Tigers. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Scotland squad named for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Scottish Rugby Union. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Scotland names RWC 2025 squad". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Martin to start against Fiji at the Women's Rugby World Cup". scottishrugby.org. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Burke, Andy (2025-08-28). "Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Elis Martin starts as Scots change one for Fiji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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External links
[edit]- 1999 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen
- Darlington Mowden Park Sharks players
- Leicester Tigers Women players
- Loughborough Lightning rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Glasgow
- Sale Sharks Women players
- Scotland women's international rugby union players
- Scottish female rugby union players