Kerin Lake

Kerin Lake (born 24 May 1990) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played centre for Gloucester–Hartpury of the Premiership Women's Rugby and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She made her debut for Wales in 2011 and has played for the national team 54 times, scoring four tries. Lake gives administrator support to Tonna Hospital's mental health staff while continuing her rugby career.

Personal background On 24 May 1990, Lake was born in Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. , Lake's official Welsh Rugby Union biography lists her height as and her weight as . She plays as a centre. Outside of rugby, she gives administration support to mental health staff at Tonna Hospital. and Wales U20 sides. She was shortlisted to be selected for the Wales national team for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup but ultimately did not play for the squad. She went on to make her international debut in the side's following match playing Scotland coming on as a substitute and scored her first international try in the same fixture. Lake went on to score her second try in the second half of a 8–12 defeat to Italy.

She did not play another international match until 2015 due to the birth of her son and due to her picking up an eye injury preventing her from playing until late 2019. Lake instead took up a refereeing role in the meantime.

Lake was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She was named in the Welsh side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March.

On 11 August 2025, she was selected in the Welsh squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.

Club career At the club level, she played for Neath Athletic from 2006 to 2011. before signing for the Ospreys Women's team in 2016. In August 2020, four months after undergoing back surgery,

She announced her retirement from rugby on 11 February 2026