Watch: Is Jaz Joyce the fastest female rugby player on the planet?
We’re not saying Jasmine Joyce IS the quickest female rugby player on the planet, but after watching her exploits for her club Bristol Bears against Leicester Tigers on the weekend, we’ll take some convincing there is anyone who possesses the lightning turn of pace that the Welsh woman does.
Playing for the Bears in their 62-7 mauling of the Tigers she showed she has the fastest wheels in world rugby with a devastating sprint the length of the field which was described by her club as the try of the season.
Recovering a Leicester kick through towards the line she retrieved the ball as her own players parted to let her through.
As she rocketed away from her own try line, she palmed away a challenge and then sped up the touchline with an incredible turn of pace.
Joyce, who is a Wales international who excels at seven rugby for GB and her Welsh national side, is in a rich vein of form having won the Premiership Women’s Rugby player of the week two weeks in a row.
However, we really shouldn’t be surprised as we’ve been raving about her exploits in scoring and stopping tries for several years now.
Below is that try from the weekend and a number of her other magic rugby moments on the pitch.
Right, thatβs @ThePWR Try of the Season award sewn up πͺ‘π₯
Ridiculous from @joyce_jaz π₯ pic.twitter.com/EkcpGhER8c
β Bristol Bears Women π» (@BristolBearsW) November 9, 2024
The try that sealed the deal – of course it would be Jasmine Joyce β‘οΈ#HSBCSVNS | #HSBCSVNSPER | @GBRugbySevens | @joyce_jaz https://t.co/vFU9TOYY8s pic.twitter.com/aNbccI8mLJ
β HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) January 26, 2024
π₯ @joyce_jaz is a cheat code#HSBC7s | @GBRugbySevens pic.twitter.com/NxNZUtyy4w
β World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 20, 2021
Wow
The speed! She almost got a ticket!β IndySilverfox (@indysilverfox) September 18, 2021
Another Fast Four final, another @joyce_jaz hat-trick π π π@GBRugbySevens | #HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/2pxu6DLqSK
β World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 27, 2021
UNSTOPPABLE!@joyce_jaz#HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/XWbfZzoOt8
β World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 27, 2021
Hand us a thesaurus, we’re running out of superlatives for @joyce_jaz β‘οΈ#HSBC7s | @GBRugbySevens pic.twitter.com/Xqrg7I3HPR
β World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 25, 2021
βοΈ @joyce_jaz is at it πππππ£ βwith her cover tackles π@GBRugbySevens | #HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/1OysB4nLIE
β World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 26, 2021
“It’s been so much fun…”@joyce_jaz is the @HSBC_Sport Player of the Final for the second weekend in a row!#HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/3wHd2KgdH0
β World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 27, 2021
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