Claudia Pérez
| Born | 29 June 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Claudia Pérez (born 29 June 2004) is a Spanish rugby union player. She competed for Spain in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Personal life
Pérez started playing rugby when she was 12.[1] Her mother, Luisa Pérez, is a former Spanish international player.[1][2]
Rugby career
Pérez competed for Spain's under-18 women's sevens team in the European under-18 sevens championship in 2022, she won a silver medal at the tournament.[3]
In 2023, she made her test debut for Spain in the European Championship.[4] She scored twice in Spain's 70–0 victory over the Netherlands, it was their sixth consecutive European championship title.[5][6] Later in October, she featured for the Spanish side at the inaugural WXV 3 tournament in Dubai and scored against Kenya in the opening game.[7][8]
In 2024, she played in Spain's WXV play-off against Wales, it was to determine who got promoted to WXV 2. Despite scoring the last of three tries, she couldn't help her side avoid defeat as they went down 52–20.[9]
Pérez was selected in Spain's squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[10][11] She started in the match against Ireland and scored the first try for Spain in their 43–27 loss.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b Noguera, Jorge (2025-09-12). "Claudia Pérez: un Mundial en el nombre de su madre". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Anula, Silvia (2025-09-18). "Deportes Majadahonda: Rugby, Baloncesto y Ciclismo". Majadahonda Magazin (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Una medalla más para Claudia Pérez". Rugby Majadahonda (in Spanish). 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Un equipo de campeonas". Rugby Majadahonda (in Spanish). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Heatly, Gary. "Spain win sixth Championship in a row". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rugby: 4 jugadoras de Majadahonda, campeonas de Europa 2023". Majadahonda Magazin (in Spanish). 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WXV 3 Team Guide - Kazakhstan Nomads Challenging For The Title In Dubai". RugbyAsia247. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Heatly, Gary. "Clean sweep for European sides in WXV opening weekend". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lloyd, Matt (2024-06-28). "Wales 52-20 Spain: Hosts clinch World Cup spot with eight-try win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Así será el equipo de 32 Leonas que representará a España en el Mundial de Inglaterra" [This is the 32-woman team that will represent Spain at the World Cup in England.]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Spain announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: Ireland clinch quarter-final spot with high-scoring win over Spain". www.skysports.com. 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bradley, Jonathan (2025-08-31). "Ireland 43-27 Spain: Irish on cusp of Women's World Cup quarter-finals after high-scoring Pool C contest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
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