Amelia Tutt, fullback, is someone Tigers fans may already be familiar with, representing Loughborough Town in the Championship North 1 in a fixture at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Tutt has had rugby in her life for a long time, beginning in the sport aged just five-years old at local club Long Buckby, progressing through the junior ranks before playing for Old Northamptonians at Under-15 and Under 18 level, where she also represented the East-Midlands at county level for the same age grade.

In addition to her growing into rugby, Tutt was also exceptional at athletics; specialising in Sprint Hurdles, Tutt was in the top 20 in the UK, County champion and competed in the England Schools Under-17 division before moving to Loughborough University to begin her studies.

Here she balanced playing for Town and the University first team with breaking into the senior set up at Loughborough Lightning, in which she developed at their centre of excellence. Having made her Wales debut in this year’s 6 Nations, Tutt showed her versatility, playing at outside-centre.