Gwenllian Pyrs

Gwenllian Pyrs (born 28 November 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays loosehead prop for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Sale Sharks Women of Premier 15s. She made her debut for the Wales rugby union team in 2017 and has played in 15 matches for the national side. Pyrs has played for Scarlets, RGC Women, Caernarfon RFC and Firwood Waterloo at the club level. She works as a farmer, sheepdog breeder and trainer as well as a rugby hub officer for the Welsh Rugby Union while continuing her rugby career.

Early life and career Pyrs was born on 28 November 1997 in Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. She grew up in the Welsh-speaking community of Ysbyty Ifan in the River Conwy area in North West Snowdonia with nine other siblings.

Pyrs was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy and Ysgol Ysbyty Ifan. She has also taken part in sheepdog trials as a trainer from April to October, Pyrs is fluent in English and Welsh. She worked as an apprentice for the Welsh Rugby Union and Urdd.

In late January 2019,

She was named in the Welsh side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. She was also selected in the squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup.

Club career At the club level, she has played for Scarlets, Pyrs was part of the RGC Women team who finished runner-up in the 2018 Regional Championship.

In late July 2020, she signed for Sale Sharks Women also of Premier 15s to expand their roster with experience in the team's front row. Pyrs made the move to Bristol Bears ahead of the 2022/2023 season after signing a professional contract with Wales in January.