Bethan Lewis

Bethan Lewis
Born (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 27)
Carmarthen, Wales
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Current team Gloucester-Hartpury
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Carmarthen Quins – (–)
– Carmarthen Athletic RFC – (–)
– Hartpury University – (–)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2026 Gloucester-Hartpury
2026– Bristol Bears Women
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Wales 61 (30)
Correct as of 24 September 2025
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018– Wales

Bethan Lewis (born 19 February 1999) is a professional Welsh rugby union player who plays flanker for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Bristol Bears Women in Premiership Women's Rugby.

Early life and education

Lewis, who was born and bred in Abergwili, Carmarthen. She attended Ysgol Nantgaredig and then Ysgol Bro Myrddin. She started playing for Carmarthen Quins as a six year old. She participated in athletics, tennis, football, and table tennis as a youngster. She also represented Great Britain at the world junior surf championships.

Club career

She joined Gloucester-Hartpury in 2018 and studied Sports and Exercise Science at Hartpury University.

She was named as Gloucester-Hartpury's captain for their 2019–2020 Premier 15s season. She re-signed with Gloucester-Hartpury to remain with the club in April 2024.

In June 2026, Lewis announced her departure from Gloucester-Hartpury to join Bristol Bears Women.

International career

Lewis made her international debut for Wales against Scotland in 2018.

In 2024, she was selected in Wales squad for their Six Nations campaign. She featured for the Welsh side at the WXV 2 tournament that was held in Cape Town, South Africa.

She was named in the side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. On 11 August 2025, she was selected in the Welsh squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Player | Bethan Lewis | Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wales duo Lewis and Jones depart Gloucester-Hartpury". BBC Sport. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Bethan Lewis". Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Beth Lewis has no regrets over choosing the oval ball over a surf board". Scarlets Rugby. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "How school sport helped Bethan Lewis get to the Rugby World Cup". Sport Wales. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Neve Jones and Bethan Lewis: Gloucester-Hartpury duo sign new deals with club". BBC Sport. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bethan Lewis to captain Gloucester-Hartpury Women at Firwood Waterloo Ladies". www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hannah Jones: Wales captain re-signs for Gloucester-Hartpury". BBC Sport. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (18 March 2025). "Women's Six Nations: Lewis 'super excited' to see what Lynn can do for Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Graham, Josh (25 April 2024). "Wales Women's Six Nations Squad – Neumann in on the wing". Rugby World. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bethan Lewis: Gloucester-Hartpury face test of character". BBC Sport. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Gillespie, Graeme (26 September 2024). "Wales name side for WXV2 opener against Australia - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "NEWS: Wales Women name squad for Guinness Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Gillespie, Graeme (14 March 2025). "Lynn names 37-strong Wales Women squad for Six Nations". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (11 August 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Alex Callender in Wales squad despite injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Lynn names Wales squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Welsh Rugby Union. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)