Pip Hendy

Pip Hendy
Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 23)
Bath, England
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
UniversityHartpury University
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Current team Gloucester-Hartpury
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Gloucester-Hartpury

Pip Hendy (born 5 May 2003) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for Premiership Women's Rugby club Gloucester-Hartpury.

Early and personal life

Born in Bath, Somerset, she grew up on a cattle farm and combines her rugby career with working on the farm.

Career

She joined the Gloucester-Hartpury young talent pathway at the age of 16 years-old, and made her debut for the club at the age of 18 years-old. She had to be patient for further first team chances, but was a member of Hartpury University's Women's National League championship-winning teams in 2022 and 2023, part of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) rugby competitions.

Hendy impressed with her performances in the PWR UP series and she was moved to the starting place in the first-XV of Gloucester-Hartpury during the 2023-2024 season, and helped the team to the Premiership Women's Rugby title; scoring a try in a 36-20 win against Bristol Bears Women in the Premiership final, in June 2024.

She started the final again the following year as Gloucester-Hartpury retained their title with a 34-19 win over Saracens Women in March 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Pip Hendy". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Lillywhite, Maisie; Kitchen, Chris (6 August 2025). "'Cattle farming helps me to be a good rugby player'". BBC News. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Hamersley, Elise. "HOW GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY'S YOUTH PATHWAY IS FUELLING THEIR THIRD TITLE BID". Thepwr.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ↑ King, Ben (8 March 2024). "Pip Hendy Exclusive: 'There is no big secret to our success - We're just being successful at enjoying our rugby'". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "PIP HENDY: PWR VICTORY WOULD BE FITTING SEAN LYNN FAREWELL". thepwr.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Premiership Women's Rugby: Gloucester-Hartpury beat Bristol Bears in final to secure second title in a row". Sky Sports. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Alderman, Elgan (16 March 2025). "Gloucester-Hartpury beat Saracens to win third straight PWR title". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Priest, Matt (17 March 2025). "PWR Final: Player Ratings as Gloucester-Hartpury defeat Saracens for third title in a row". Ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.