Gemma Hallett
| Date of birth | 24 August 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pontypridd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5'11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Gyfun Llanharry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Central Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | miFuture Group Founder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2001–2005 2002–2014 2004 2010–2014 2005 2011 2014 2014 |
UCLAN & Preston Pontyclun Falcons Wales Student & Wales A Cardiff Blues Sydney Eastern Suburbs Stoke NewZealand Cardiff Blues Select Nomads |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006 - 2013 |
 Wales
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35 | 5 |
Gemma Hallett (born 24 August 1981) is a Welsh rugby union player who has played second row and number 8, earning 35 caps for Wales.
Hallett started her international career making her appearance in the Welsh Students squad in April 2004 coached by Nadine Griffiths. Hallett along with scrum half Laura Prosser were selected to join the Welsh Development team where they played in fixtures against England A, both Hallett and Prosser were late call up replacements for the injured Mellissa Berry and Beth Gallacher for the national squad tour of South Africa in the summer of 2004. Hallett came off the bench to earn her first taste of senior international rugby to face Eastern Province.
She was part of the Welsh team that won the Triple Crown in 2009 and was involved in the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup. and secured qualification for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Since retiring from rugby Gemma has also been a Sky Sports pundit for the 2014 Rugby World Cup and commentator for the 2015 Women's Six Nations.
A former college lecturer, she founded miFuture in 2015 which aims to reinvent the recruitment process for young adults.
Early Years
After impressing then coach Nadine Griffiths for the Welsh students squad whilst in university, Hallett was invited to join the tour to South Africa in 2004. It is during this time a desire to play for the National squad took hold.
In 2005 following her graduation, she embarked on a season playing in Australia for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. She enjoyed a season of running rugby where she played at No. 8, and captained the team against a touring Singapore side.
Following her return to Wales, and a switch of positions to second row, she made her full Wales International debut earning her first cap against Italy in the Autumn of 2006 at Cardiff's Glamorgan Wonderer's ground, followed a week later by a starting position against the Netherlands at Llanrhumney playing fields.
She scored her only international try against Sweden in November 2009.
Hallett became a regular international from 2006-2010 where she earned 30 caps, involved in each squad, only missing two games through a knee medial injury during the 2008 six nations.
Hallett played a key role starting in all of Wales's World Cup games at England 2010. A tournament which saw her struggling with an allergic reaction to the antibiotics she was taking to combat a viral infection. She was ordered to bed rest for the days in between matches during the later part of the tournament.
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