# Lisa Neumann

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**Lisa Neumann** (born 23 December 1993) is a [Welsh Rugby Union](/source/Welsh_Rugby_Union) player who plays [wing](/source/Rugby_union_positions) for the [Wales women's national rugby union team](/source/Wales_women's_national_rugby_union_team) and [Harlequins](/source/Harlequins_Women). Neumann made her international debut in 2018, and represented the Wales squad at the [2021 Women's Six Nations Championship](/source/2021_Women's_Six_Nations_Championship).[1]

## Club career

Neumann began playing rugby as a child, first at Croesgoch Primary and then at [Ysgol Dewi Sant](/source/Ysgol_Dewi_Sant). After playing for the Haverfordwest girls' team, she moved to [Haverfordwest Ladies](/source/Haverfordwest_RFC) in 2016.[2]

She then went on to play for the [Scarlets](/source/Scarlets)[3] and Firwood Waterloo Ladies, before signing with Sale Sharks, in 2020.[4]

She has also played at a regional level for Rygbi Gogledd Cymru ([RGC](/source/RGC_1404)), the regional representative team for the North Wales Rugby Development Region.[4]

Neumann joined Sale Sharks in September 2022 and scored nine tries over a season and a half. She was the Sale Sharks top try scorer in her final season at the club.[4][5]

After moving to Gloucester-Hartpury in February 2022, Lisa featured regularly on the wing. On 24 June 2023, Neumann sealed victory for Gloucester-Hartpury, with a try six minutes from the end, over [Exeter Chiefs](/source/Exeter_Chiefs_Women) in the [Premier 15s Final](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Premier_15s#Final).[6]

On 8 February 2024, Gloucester-Hartpury announced she was leaving the team to join Harlequins.[7]

## International career

Neumann made her international debut with RGC in 2018, in a match against Scotland.[1] Also in 2018, she made her first start for the Wales women's squad in a [Six Nations Championship](/source/Six_Nations_Championship) match against Ireland.[8] She then went on to play in every fixture in the [2020 Women's Six Nations Championship](/source/2020_Women's_Six_Nations_Championship) prior to the final match being postponed.[4]

During the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, Neumann scored Wales' first try of the tournament against Scotland.[9]

Neumann has won 49 caps during her rugby career to date.[1] She was selected for the [Wales](/source/Wales_women's_national_rugby_union_team) squad for the [2021 Rugby World Cup](/source/2021_Rugby_World_Cup) in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand).[10][11] She was named in the Welsh side for the [2025 Six Nations Championship](/source/2025_Women's_Six_Nations_Championship) in March.[12][13]

On 11 August 2025, she was selected in the Welsh squad to the [Women's Rugby World Cup](/source/2025_Women's_Rugby_World_Cup) in [England](/source/England).[14][15]

## Personal life

Born in [Swansea](/source/Swansea), Neumann attended Croesgoch Primary and Ysgol Dewi Sant before moving to the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester), where she graduated in 2016 with a first-class honours degree in [biomedical science](/source/Biomedical_sciences).[2][16]

Prior to completing her studies, Neumann worked for the [RNLI](/source/Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution) as a senior beach lifeguard. In 2018, she moved to the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre Clinical Trials Unit (MAHSC-CTU), hosted by [The Christie NHS Foundation Trust](/source/The_Christie_NHS_Foundation_Trust) in Manchester to begin a role as clinical trials data manager. From February 2019 until June 2021, she worked as a senior clinical trials data manager in the academic Clinical Trials Unit at Manchester University before turning professional as a rugby player.[17]

## Honours

- Neumann was the only Welsh player to be named in the Women's Six Nations 'Team of the Tournament' 2021, as chosen by former World Cup winner and television pundit, [Maggie Alphonsi](/source/Maggie_Alphonsi).[18]
- [2022–23 Premier 15s](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Premier_15s) Champion

## References

1. ["Lisa Neumann"](https://www.wru.wales/women/lisa-neumann-2/). *Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions*. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. ["It is all systems go for Lisa in rugby"](http://www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk/it-is-all-systems-go-for-lisa-in-rugby). *www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk*. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. ["Lisa Neumann . . . The Shark Who Makes Sure Wales Women Carry Some Bite"](https://www.dai-sport.com/lisa-neumann-the-shark-who-makes-sure-wales-women-carry-some-bite/). *Dai Sport*. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. ["Sale Sharks Women sign Welsh Wing Lisa Neumann"](https://www.salesharks.com/2020/06/19/sale-sharks-women-sign-welsh-wing-lisa-neumann/). *Sale Sharks*. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. ["Lisa Neumann Departs Sale Sharks Women"](https://www.salesharks.com/2022/02/25/lisa-neumann-departs-sale-sharks-women/). [Sale Sharks](/source/Sale_Sharks_Women). Retrieved 7 September 2023.

1. ["Gloucester-Hartpury defeat Exeter to win first Premier 15s title"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/gloucester-hartpury-exeter-premier-15s-final-b2363620.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

1. ["Lisa Neumann to join Harlequins"](https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/content/lisa-neumann-to-join-harlequins). *[Gloucester-Hartpury](/source/Gloucester-Hartpury)*. 8 February 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240208223918/https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/content/lisa-neumann-to-join-harlequins) 8 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

1. ["Single change for Wales v Ireland"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43141197). *BBC Sport*. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. ["Scotland 27-20 Wales"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56841736). *BBC Sport*. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. Jones, Liz (21 September 2022). ["Wales Rugby World Cup squad named"](https://www.wru.wales/2022/09/wales-rugby-world-cup-squad-named/). *Welsh Rugby Union*. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

1. ["Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants"](https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12702496/wales-siwan-lillicrap-captains-32-player-womens-rugby-world-cup-squad-featuring-19-tournament-debutants). *Sky Sports*. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

1. ["NEWS: Wales Women name squad for Guinness Women's Six Nations"](https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/w6n/news/lynn-announces-wales-squad-for-2025-guinness-womens-six-nations). *Six Nations Rugby*. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

1. Gillespie, Graeme (14 March 2025). ["Lynn names 37-strong Wales Women squad for Six Nations"](https://www.wru.wales/2025/03/lynn-names-37-strong-wales-women-squad-for-six-nations/). *Welsh Rugby Union*. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

1. Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (11 August 2025). ["Women's Rugby World Cup: Alex Callender in Wales squad despite injury"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c1mpp7ppeevo). *BBC Sport*. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

1. ["Lynn names Wales squad for Rugby World Cup 2025"](https://www.wru.wales/2025/08/lynn-names-wales-squad-for-rugby-world-cup-2025). *[Welsh Rugby Union](/source/Welsh_Rugby_Union)*. 11 August 2025. [Archived](https://archive.today/20250811115426/https://www.wru.wales/2025/08/lynn-names-wales-squad-for-rugby-world-cup-2025) 11 August 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

1. Neumann, Lisa. ["Education"](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-neumann/?originalSubdomain=uk). *[LinkedIn](/source/LinkedIn)*. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. Neumann, Lisa. ["Experience"](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-neumann/?originalSubdomain=uk). *[LinkedIn](/source/LinkedIn)*. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

1. ["Maggie Alphonsi selects her Team of the Championship"](https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/04/27/maggie-alphonsi-reflects-on-the-2021-womens-six-nations-and-selects-her-team-of-the-championship/). *Six Nations Rugby*. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

## External links

- [Wales Player Profile](https://www.wru.wales/women/lisa-neumann-2/)

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