Berta García
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Berta García (born 12 April 1982) is a former Spanish rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Spain in two Rugby World Cups, 2014 and 2017. She also represented Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
García was named in Spain's sevens squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.{{Cite web |date=21 June 2013 |title=News: Spain name Womens squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow |url=http://ur7s.com/news/spain_name_womens_squad_for_rugby_world_cup_sevens_in_moscow |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827140551/http://ur7s.com/news/spain_name_womens_squad_for_rugby_world_cup_sevens_in_moscow |archive-date=27 August 2016 |access-date=2016-08-21 |website=ur7s.com |df=dmy-all}} She later represented Spain's national fifteens team at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup that was held in France.
In 2016, She competed at the Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ireland.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016 |title=Spain keep faith with repechage heroes for Rio |url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/175261 |access-date=2016-08-21 |website=worldrugby.org |publisher= |language=en-gb}} She subsequently represented Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/spain-rugby-sevens-squad-for-rio-2016.html|title=Spain Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics|last=|first=|date=2016|website=rio2016olympicsonline.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918142815/http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/spain-rugby-sevens-squad-for-rio-2016.html|archive-date=2016-09-18|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetrugby.com/news/rugby-sevens-at-the-2016-olympics-in-rio/|title=Rugby Sevens at the 2016 Olympics in Rio|last=|first=|date=2016-08-03|website=Planetrugby.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/berta-garcia |title=GARCIA Berta |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826102814/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/berta-garcia |archivedate=2016-08-26 }}
García played for Spain at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rwcwomens.com//news/266982|title=Experienced core runs through Spain squad|last=rugbybworldcup.com|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en-gb}}
References
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External links
- {{SR/Olympics profile|ga/berta-garcia-1}}
{{Spain 2017 WRWC}}
{{Spain Women's 2016 Summer Olympics Squad}}
{{Spain 2014 WRWC}}
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Category:Spain international women's rugby sevens players
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Spain
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Asturias
Category:Spain international women's rugby union players