Alisha Joyce-Butchers
| Birth name | Alisha Butchers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Nicky Smith (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alisha Joyce-Butchers (née Butchers; born 14 June 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays flanker for Bristol Bears Women and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She made her debut for the Wales rugby union team in 2016 and has played in 29 matches for the national side. Butchers scored her first international try in 2016 in a Women's Six Nations Championship victory over Scotland. She works as an Active Young People Officer and a Girls' Hub Officer while continuing her rugby career.