England international rugby union player (born 2001)
Rugby player
Jodie Ounsley
Birth name
Jodie Ounsley
Date of birth
(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth
Dewsbury, England
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Wing
Current team
Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2018-2020
Loughborough Lightning
()
2020-2022
Sale Sharks Women
()
2022–2024
Exeter Chiefs Women
()
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2018
England U18s
National sevens teams
Years
Team
Comps
2018
England U18s
2019-2024
England
2019
GB Women
Jodie Ounsley (born 17 January 2001)[1]
is an English former rugby union player who played for Premier 15s side Exeter Chiefs Women as a winger. In 2019 she became the first deaf female rugby player to play for a senior England side and the world's first-ever deaf female rugby sevens international. She is also a former British Brazilian jiu jitsu champion.[1] She also appeared as Fury in the 2024 BBC One reboot of Gladiators.
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JodieOunsley (born 17 January 2001) is an English former rugby union player who played for Premier 15s side Exeter Chiefs Women as a winger. In 2019...
to the popularity of new Gladiators like Sabre (Sheli McCoy), Fury (JodieOunsley), and Sheldon's Diamond. In April 2024, she confirmed she would be returning...
2024, retrieved 29 January 2024 Dodds, Rosanna (19 September 2023). "JodieOunsley, Gladiator: 'When I say I'm deaf, people panic…'". Financial Times....
rivalry". The Mirror. Retrieved 28 April 2024. "Matty Campbell and JodieOunsley The Gladiators 2024: Everything you need to know about Yorkshire contestants...
coronation coverage". ITV News. ITV. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023. "Jodie Whittaker and Bella Ramsey to star in new series of prison drama Time"....
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