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Victoria Louise “Vicky” Fleetwood is a rugby union player and personal trainer. She represented England at the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup and the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Vicky played the majority of her early career at Hooker, but is equally as comfortable in the back-row. Career highlights to date, include winning the Rugby World Cup in 2014, a bronze medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as multiple 6 Nations and Tyrell’s Premier 15s Championships.

A level 3 personal trainer, Vicky has worked in some of the best gyms in London. Widely regarded as one of the fittest players around, her wealth of experience as an international athlete allows her to bring the same intensity to sessions with her clients.

Rugby commitments sometimes mean that F2F services can be a challenge, but Vicky also offers online sessions alongside bespoke programming for clients.

Fleetwood made her England debut in 2011. She made six appearances in the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, which England won. In 2017 she made three appearances for England at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, including in the final which England lost to New Zealand. After the 2017 World Cup, she switched to England 7s, competing for England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games; the team took the bronze medal.

She returned to 15s in 2019 as England won the 2019 Women’s Six Nations.

She was injured out of the 2019 Women’s Rugby Super Series, but was named Player of the Match in the Quilter International match versus Italy later that year. Fleetwood was again part of the England team as they won the 2020 Women’s Six Nations.

Aged 14, Fleetwood began playing for Leicester Forest. She joined Lichfield aged 17 as part of the Under 18s squad, and later graduated to the senior’s team. She continued to play for Lichfield while attending university with teammate Emily Scarratt.

She joined Saracens Women in 2014, then rejoined the team in 2020. Born in Hinckley in 1990, Fleetwood has a twin brother named Andrew. She was a junior hurdler and sprinter before switching to rugby.

She attended John Cleveland College and then Leeds Metropolitan University. Alongside rugby, Fleetwood is a successful personal trainer.

In 2017 she appeared on the cover of Stylist magazine as part of a feature on the England Women’s Rugby team.

Women Fitness President Ms. Namita Nayyar catches up with Vicky Fleetwood, an exceptionally talented International Rugby Player, Fitness Personality and Motivational Speaker, here she talks about her fitness regime, and her story to success.

Namita Nayyar:

You were born in Hinckley in England. You have been playing was a junior hurdler and sprinter before switching to rugby since an early age. You were a junior hurdler and sprinter before switching to rugby.

Later at the age of 14 years, you began playing for Leicester Forest. You joined Lichfield at age of 17 years as part of the Under 18s squad, and later graduated to the seniors team. This later propelled your career to the height where you have been at the top of the world as a women rugby player. Tell us more about your professional journey of exceptional hard work, tenacity, and endurance?

Vicky Fleetwood:

I wasn’t a naturally fit athlete.

Coming from sprinting for years, anything further than a few hundred meters was hard work, so that was something I really dialed into when reaching the senior Women’s team. I never wanted to be bad at anything, so that was my biggest driver, not necessarily to be the best, but to not be the worst!

Namita Nayyar:

It is a dream for a rugby player to play in the Women’s Rugby World Cup. You made six appearances in the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, which England won. Tell us more about this spectacular achievement of yours?

Vicky Fleetwood:

I was so lucky to experience this, and will be forever grateful.

With sport, you’re always up against other athletes, staying fit and being at the top of your game. This isn’t always the case and you end up missing out on so many things throughout your career. Winning the World Cup was truly amazing, and something I’ll always be proud of.

Namita Nayyar:

You are the world-leading International Rugby Player, Fitness Personality and Motivational Speaker. How do you manage such a remarkable multi-dimensional lifestyle?

Vicky Fleetwood:

I’m now retired from rugby, but am still in the game coaching.

I try to stay fit and healthy, and am now a keen cross fitter. The motivational speaking comes from experiences that I’ve had, and things I’ve learnt along the way that I can then educate others with.

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