Marcelle Souza
| Born | 22 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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 competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5]
In July 2025, she was subsequently named in Brazil's fifteens squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ↑ "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ↑ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.world.rugby. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Brazil - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "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.
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Brazilian rugby sevens players
- Brazil international women's rugby sevens players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Brazil
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
- Brazil women's international rugby union players
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games