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{{Infobox rugby league biography
 * name               = Kelsey Gentles
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 * fullname           = Kelsey Jane Alexis Gentles
 * birth_date         ={{birth date and age|1999|01|30|df=y}}
 * birth_place        = Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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 * position           = {{rlp|WG}}
 * club1              = Castleford Tigers
 * year1start         = 2017
 * year1end           = present
 * appearances1       = 39
 * tries1             = 33
 * goals1             = 0
 * fieldgoals1        = 0
 * points1            = 132
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Kelsey Gentles (born 30 January 1999) is a professional Rugby League player. Kelsey is half English and half Jamaican. She represents the Castleford Tigers in the Womens' Super League. She debuted for the Castleford Tigers in April 2017.

Kelsey did not begin to play Rugby League until she was 16 years old joining amateur club East Leeds A.R.L.F.C. in 2015 and played in the winter league competition. {{Cite web |url=http://www.eastleedsarlfc.co.uk/roll-of-honour/4590348001. Kelsey was very successful playing for the amateur club scoring 80 points through 20 tries in her first year playing rugby {{Cite web |url=http://www.warla.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:top-point-scorers-20152016&catid=2:fixtures&Itemid=4. Following the end of the winter season, Kelsey attended England Student trials which was being led by Ex-England international Lindsay Anfield. Following the trials Kelsey made the 2017 squad and played in the Associations Cup Tournament. Soon after the tournament Lindsay Anfield who had spotted Kelsey's speedy and fearless nature invited her to trial for the Castleford Tigers where she achieved a place in the squad and was given the no.5 jersey. Unfortunately, Kelsey did not see much of the 2017 inaugural Womens' Super League as she suffered a broken leg after 6 games which saw her miss the remainder of the 2017 season. She bounced back in style the following year returning to the tigers and retaining her no. 5 shift regardless of the fierce competition over starting shirts and joined the tigers in their 2018 Womens' Super League campaigned where they finished 3rd being beaten by the Leeds Rhinos Women in the play off semi final. 2018 ended positively for Kelsey with her being included in the England Women squad for the first time, the squad travelled over the Carcassonne to play France where they came out victors winning 54-4. Kelsey scored 104 points through 26 tries during the 2019 season which saw the Castleford Tigers finishing 1st in the league. Kelsey was nominated for Woman of Steel in 2019 {{Cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55692/telegraph-woman-of-steel---shortlist and travelled to Sydney with the England Women for the Rugby League World Cup 9s] as well as travelling to tour [[Papa New Guinea where she made her England debut playing against the Papa New Guinea Orchids Women's Team {{Cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55350/trio-added-to-england-womens-national-performance-squad.

Representative Honours include Yorkshire Women (2015,2016,2018,2019) {{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55133/yorkshire-leave-it-late-but-take-super-league-womens-origin-series. (England Women 2018-) {{Cite web|url=https://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/eight-castleford-tigers-women-players-prepare-make-history-england-team-821867.

{{DEFAULTSORT: Gentles, Kelsey}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people] [[:Category:English female rugby league players Category:Castleford Tigers Women