| Born | (1995-09-30)30 September 1995 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cristina Blanco Herrera (born 30 September 1995) is a Spanishrugby union player. She representsSpain internationally, and plays forTrailfinders in thePremiership Women's Rugby competition. She competed forSpain in the2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Blanco only started playingrugby in university when a friend asked her if she wanted to try the sport out, which led to her playing for the Universitysevens team for a few years before joining Pozuelo Rugby, her first rugby club.[1] She was still playing basketball at the time.[1]
During her time at Pozuelo Rugby, she started out as aLoose forward before she transitioned to aHooker.[1] She made hertest debut forSpain when they played againstSouth Africa in her sides 2019 tour.[1][2]
Blanco was part of the team that attempted to qualify for the2021Rugby World Cup inNew Zealand, but were unsuccessful.[1] She signed with theWasps in 2021.[2][3]
She was named as Spain's captain and led them at the inaugural2023 WXV 3 tournament inDubai.[4] She then joinedTrailfinders ahead of the2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season, she won the Players’ Player of the Year award at the end of the season.[2][3]
She competed in the2024 WXV 3 tournament where Spain were crowned WXV 3 champions and had also earned a spot in the2025 Rugby World Cup.[1]
Blanco re-signed with theTrailfinders in 2025.[2][3] She was part of the victorious Spanish side that won their twelfthEuropean championship.[3][5] She was eventually selected in Spain's squad for the2025 Women's Rugby World Cup inEngland.[6][7]
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