Seren Lockwood
| Born | 28 October 2006 Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Whitchurch High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seren Lockwood (born 28 October 2006) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Gloucester-Hartpury in Premiership Women's Rugby, Brython Thunder in the Celtic Challenge, and the Wales women's national rugby union team.
Early life
Lockwood grew up in Wales and attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff.[1] She developed through the youth rugby system at Cardiff Quins before joining Hartpury College in 2023 to further her rugby and academic career.[1] In 2023, she represented Wales at the Commonwealth Youth Games sevens tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
Club career
After joining Hartpury College in 2023, Lockwood competed in BUCS Super Rugby and played for Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge during the 2024–25 season.[1] In June 2025, she signed a senior contract with Gloucester-Hartpury ahead of the 2025–26 season, having progressed through the club's Hartpury University pathway.[1][2] She also joined Brython Thunder in the Celtic Challenge for the 2025–26 season.[3]
International career
Lockwood represented Wales at age-grade level, including at the under-18 Women's Six Nations Festival in 2024 and 2025.[1] In June 2025, she was named in the extended 45-player Wales training squad preparing for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.[4][5]
She earned her first senior cap as a replacement against Australia on 26 July 2025 in Brisbane, one of three players to make their Wales debut on that tour alongside prop Katherine Baverstock and lock Tilly Vucaj.[6] She was subsequently named in the Wales squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.[7][8]
Lockwood was included in the Wales squad for the 2026 Women's Six Nations Championship.[9] She earned her first senior start against France at Cardiff Arms Park on 19 April 2026.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wales hopeful Seren Lockwood: Embracing every opportunity". RugbyPass. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "2025/26 PWR player movement: New faces and changes of allegiance". RugbyPass. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Crabb named Thunder captain as Brython squad announced". RugbyPass. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tuipulotu returns in extended Wales training squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hartpury students and alumni at the heart of the Women's Rugby World Cup". Hartpury University. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Wales hooker Jones to win 50th cap against Wallaroos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Lynn names Wales squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Welsh Rugby Union. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Wales announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Women's Rugby World Cup. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Wales include two new caps against Scotland". RugbyPass. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Wales recall Joyce as Lockwood to face France". BBC Sport. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.