Zahía Pérez
| Born | 14 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zahía Pérez (born 14 January 2004) is a Spanish rugby union player. She competed for Spain in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
Pérez made her international debut for Spain against the Netherlands in the 2022 Europe Women's Championship.[1][2][3] She had played in the non-test match against Colombia a few days earlier.[3]
In 2023, she was stretchered off the field in the test against the United States after sustaining an injury after an awkward collision with a teammate.[4]
She was part of the Spanish side that competed at the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.[5] She scored the final try in Spain's 19–36 loss to South Africa in Cape Town in September that year.[6][7]
She was selected in Spain's squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[8][9] She started in all three of Spain's matches in the tournament.[10]
References
- ^ "Development key as Spain and Netherlands prepare to kick off Rugby Europe Women's Championship 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zahía Pérez, convocada amb la selecció espanyola de rugbi XV contra Rússia". IB3N (in Catalan). 2022-02-25. Archived from the original on 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ a b Fernández, Fernando (2022-02-19). "Zahía Pérez debuta con victoria en partido oficial con la selección española de rugby XV". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Eagles earn victory over Leonas in Madrid". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Contreras, Rodrigo (2024-03-30). "Claudia Peña y Zahía Pérez ya lideran la renovación de Las Leonas del rugby". Relevo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bok Women overpower Spain in Cape Town". rugby365.com. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Springbok Women's Pack Monsters Visitors Spain for Morale-Boosting Win ahead of WXV 2". gsport4girls. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Así será el equipo de 32 Leonas que representará a España en el Mundial de Inglaterra" [This is the 32-woman team that will represent Spain at the World Cup in England.]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 11 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Spain announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Tenerife, Tony (2025-09-07). "Zahía Pérez y España se despiden del Mundial con una derrota". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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