Ellie Brightwell
Parent Union Royal Navy
Total Points:0
Total Caps:7
First Capped:2025
Ellie Brightwell is a back-row forward for the Royal Navy and the UK Armed Forces Women’s XV who can also play in the second row, and plays her club rugby for Havant. She captained the Navy last season and played for UKAF at the 2025 International Defence Rugby Competition, having won her first UKAF cap against England Students at Aldershot in August 2025.
At openside in the Military vs Cancer win over the North East in July 2026 she won a vital turnover on her own line and later ran in UKAF’s fifth try.
Sources: UKAF match report
| Cap Date | Opponents | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Date: 08/08/2025 | Opponent: England Students | Cap Number: 1 |
| Cap Date: 17/08/2025 | Opponent: Tonga Defence Force | Cap Number: 2 |
| Cap Date: 21/08/2025 | Opponent: Irish Defence Forces | Cap Number: 3 |
| Cap Date: 25/08/2025 | Opponent: Zambia Defence Force | Cap Number: 4 |
| Cap Date: 30/08/2025 | Opponent: Equipe de France Militaire Feminin | Cap Number: 5 |
| Cap Date: 03/09/2025 | Opponent: Irish Defence Forces | Cap Number: 6 |
| Cap Date: 05/07/2026 | Opponent: North of England XV | Cap Number: 7 |