Rebecca De Filippo was born in
Swansea, Wales, on 25 February 1994. where she was a member of the under-18s team who won the women's
National Schools Sevens in 2012. By the age of 17, De Filippo was the captain of the
Wales women's national under-18 and
under-20 rugby union team. She studied for a
Bachelor of Science degree in sport and exercise science at
Exeter University. Rebecca De Filippo made her debut for the
Wales women's national rugby union team against
Scotland during the
2012 Women's Six Nations Championship after being brought on for
Philippa Tuttiett. The game took place a week before De Filippo's 18th birthday. Wales won the game 20–0, and although she spent time in the
penalty box, she was praised by coach
Rhys Edwards. The following week, she made her starting debut on her 18th birthday at Twickenham against
England, replacing Tuttiett. She was named to the team that competed at the
2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. , her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is tall, and weighs . She is a volunteer and mentor for the
Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. She currently plays for
Bristol Ladies rugby union team. ==References==