Caity Mattinson
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Place of birthInverness, Scotland
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
–2023 Worcester Warriors ()
2023– Gloucester-Hartpury ()
2024 Edinburgh Rugby Women 1 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–18 England 7
2022– Scotland 18

Caity Mattinson (born 17 May 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a scrum half for Gloucester-Hartpury Women. After initially playing England she went on to represent Scotland at the Rugby World Cup and Commonwealth Games.[1]

Early life

Mattinson was born in Inverness, Scotland but was brought up in Northumberland in England from the age of three-years-old.[2]

Career

She played her club rugby for Worcester Warriors prior to joining Gloucester-Hartpury Women in November 2023.[3]

International career

England International

After developing through the rugby system in England she made her international debut for England in 2017. [2]

Scotland International

Following a change in the international regulations Mattinson was able to make her debut for Scotland in February 2022.[4][5][6] Mattinson was selected to play for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[7] She was also selected for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in October 2022.[8] In December 2022 she was awarded a professional contract by Scottish Rugby.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Caity Mattinson". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 Palmer, Mark. "Caity Mattinson eyes World Cup tilt after making Scots switch". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Gloucester Hartpury sign Caity Mattinson". Gloucesterrugby. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Switching allegiance was a no brainer for Caity Mattinson as Scots hope to make their mark | Glasgow Times". Glasgowtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Bathgate, Stuart (2 February 2022). "World Cup play-off: Bryan Easson names ex-England scrum-half in Scotland squad". The Offside Line. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ex-England scrum-half Caity Mattinson named in Scotland squad". HeraldScotland.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Caity Mattinson". Teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2021". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Scottish Rugby announces professional contracts for 28 women". BBC Sport.
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