Evie Wills

Evie Wills (born 4 February 2001) is a Scottish rugby player from Stirling. She first played for the side in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1][2]

Evie Wills
Date of birth (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2019 Stirling County ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–present Scotland 1 (0)

Club career

Wills has played for Stirling County since she was seven, moving to the women's team in 2019, playing alongside her friend Evie Gallagher since a young age at the club.[3][4][5] She plays as a stand-off/centre for the club.[6]

International career

In the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, she was the replacement in the match against Italy and gained her first cap coming off the bench at the match in Scotstoun in Glasgow.[7] She was named as a substitute in Scotland's last match against Wales, which the Scottish team won 27-20.[8] Coach Bryan Easson said of his decision to include Wills in the squad, "Evie Wills is a good distributor off left and right hand."[9] In the weeks ahead of the match she was coached in her kicking by Scotland cap centurion Chris Paterson.[10]

Wills first began playing rugby for Scotland, at 16 years old, when she played in the Scotland Seniors East v West tournament.[11] She was selected to play in the Scotland U20s match against Northumbria; this was followed by an invitation to play in the U18s National 7s tournament in July.[12]

In 2018 she played for the Scotland 7s, playing in the third leg of the Rugby Grand Prix in Kazan - the youngest in the squad by five years.[13] Evie played against Russia and Portugal during the championships.[14] Scotland came third in the tournament, losing to Russia and France.[15]

She also played in the Scotland U18s 7s from 2018 and 2019.[16]

Personal life

Wills attended the Dollar Academy and started rugby at the age of seven through her local club Stirling County.[17] She is studying to be a nurse at Glasgow Caledonian University.

References
  1. March 2021, Gary Heatly Wednesday 31. "New kids on the block: Introducing Scotland's uncapped quartet". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. "Scotland Women's Six Nations Squad 2021 - Scotland 27-20 Wales". Rugby World. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "Evie Wills on her Scotland debut". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stirling-observer/20160217/282600261937340. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. March 2021, Gary Heatly Wednesday 31. "New kids on the block: Introducing Scotland's uncapped quartet". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. "Scotland make four changes for Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. "Scotland 27 - 20 Wales". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. March 2021, Gary Heatly Wednesday 31. "New kids on the block: Introducing Scotland's uncapped quartet". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. March 2021, Gary Heatly Wednesday 31. "New kids on the block: Introducing Scotland's uncapped quartet". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  13. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  15. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. "Scotland to host U18 7s comp". Scrum Queens. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. "Form VI Pupil's International Rugby Success". Dollar Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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