Beth Dainton
Parent Union British Army
Total Points:10
Total Caps:13
First Capped:2016
Bethan “Beth” Dainton is a back-row forward for the British Army and the UK Armed Forces Women’s XV, serving as a Bombardier with 39th Regiment Royal Artillery, and served in Afghanistan in 2010-11. She won eight Wales caps in rugby union between 2016 and 2021 and has since played rugby league for Wales. In union she played for Bristol Bears and Harlequins; in league she scored 19 tries in 41 games for Leeds Rhinos before joining Wigan Warriors for 2026.
Dainton won her first UKAF cap against Wales in 2016, played all four matches at the 2022 Women’s International Defence Rugby Competition in New Zealand, snatching an interception try against Fiji, and also played at the 2025 International Defence Rugby Competition.
Sources: Wikipedia, UKAF match report
| Cap Date | Opponents | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Date: 11/11/2016 | Opponent: Wales Women | Cap Number: 1 |
| Cap Date: 02/11/2018 | Opponent: South Africa | Cap Number: 2 |
| Cap Date: 29/09/2021 | Opponent: Equipe de France Militaire Feminin | Cap Number: 3 |
| Cap Date: 11/10/2022 | Opponent: Australia Defence Force | Cap Number: 4 |
| Cap Date: 14/10/2022 | Opponent: Republic of Fiji Military Forces | Cap Number: 5 |
| Cap Date: 18/10/2022 | Opponent: Vanuatu & Papua New Guinea | Cap Number: 6 |
| Cap Date: 25/10/2022 | Opponent: Tonga Defence Force | Cap Number: 7 |
| Cap Date: 21/06/2025 | Opponent: North of England XV | Cap Number: 8 |
| Cap Date: 17/08/2025 | Opponent: Tonga Defence Force | Cap Number: 9 |
| Cap Date: 21/08/2025 | Opponent: Irish Defence Forces | Cap Number: 10 |
| Cap Date: 25/08/2025 | Opponent: Zambia Defence Force | Cap Number: 11 |
| Cap Date: 30/08/2025 | Opponent: Equipe de France Militaire Feminin | Cap Number: 12 |
| Cap Date: 03/09/2025 | Opponent: Irish Defence Forces | Cap Number: 13 |