Claudia Peña Explained

Clàudia Peña Hidalgo (born 26 October 2004) is a Spanish rugby union player who plays full-back for the Harlequins team and the Spain women's national rugby union team.

Rugby career

Peña joined AVR FC Barcelona in 2020 when they created a women's team to compete on the 2nd tier of the Catalan league. That season they were promoted to the Catalan Honor Division, and the next one to the Spanish Honor Division B.^[1] After another season, they got promoted to the Iberdrola League, top tier of Spanish domestic rugby.^[2]

She won her first international cap against Russia in the 2022 Europe Championship.^{[3] [4]}

She played during the 2023 France Women's Sevens in Toulouse where she was chosen as part of the Dream Team of the tournament.^{[5] [6]}

Peña was part of the Spanish squad for 2023 WXV^[7] and 2024 WXV.^[8]

In June 2024 she signed for Harlequins Women.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: El cohete del AVR Barcelona y la niña de 8 años que ha pasado de ‘entrenar’ con los veteranos a jugar la Liga Iberdrola . The AVR Barcelona rocket and the 8-year-old girl who has gone from 'training' with the veterans to playing the Iberdrola League . 24 April 2023 . 29 September 2024 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424144041/https://ferugby.es/avr-barcelona-liga-iberdrola-aroa-gonzalez-claudia-pena-silvia-julia-fc-barcelona-rugby . 24 April 2023 . live.
2. Web site: AVR FC Barcelona, nuevo equipo de la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby . AVR FC Barcelona, ??new team in the Iberdrola Rugby League . 23 April 2023 . 29 September 2024 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818173345/https://ferugby.es/avr-fc-barcelona-nuevo-equipo-de-la-liga-iberdrola-de-rugby . 18 August 2023 . live.
3. Web site: Claudia Peña o la muestra de que cuando se tiene paciencia con la cantera, la cosa fluye . Claudia Peña or the proof that when you are patient with the academy, things flow . 16 July 2023 . 28 September 2024 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917142222/https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/rugby/2023-07-16/claudia-pena-joven-seleccion-femenina-rugby_3700549 . 17 September 2024 . live.
4. Web site: Las Leonas quieren dar otro golpe en la mesa con un nuevo título europeo . The Lionesses want to hit the table again with a new European title . 25 February 2022 . 29 September 2024 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429231047/https://www.marca.com/rugby/2022/02/25/6218c38d268e3ef9088b4579.html . 29 April 2022 . live.
5. Web site: Introducing the Dream Team for France7s . 17 May 2023 . 29 September 2024 . . en.
6. Web site: Claudia Peña, Pol Pla y Manu Moreno en el 'Dream Team' de World Rugby . Claudia Peña, Pol Pla and Manu Moreno in the World Rugby 'Dream Team' . 17 May 2023 . 29 September 2024 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207234715/https://ferugby.es/claudia-pena-pol-pla-y-manu-moreno-en-el-dream-team-de-world-rugby . 7 December 2023 . live.
7. Web site: Más madera para una España ilusionada y centrada ya en el debut del WXV3 . More timber for a fired up Spain already focused on the debut in WXV3 . 2 October 2023 . 29 September 2024 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20231017081821/https://ferugby.es/convocatoria-espana-wxv3-dubai-las-leonas . 17 October 2023 . live.
8. Web site: 30 Leonas para preparar la clasificación al Mundial de Inglaterra 2025 . 30 Lionesses to prepare for qualification for the 2025 England World Cup . 3 September 2024 . 5 September 2024 . . es . https://archive.today/20240905212751/https://ferugby.es/30-leonas-para-preparar-la-clasificacion-al-mundial-de-inglaterra-2025 . 5 September 2024 . live.
9. Web site: Spanish centre Peña joins Harlequins . 21 June 2024 . 29 September 2024 . . en . https://archive.today/20240929083209/https://x.com/HarlequinsWomen/status/1804110766615990665 . 29 September 2024 . live.