Maria Gornell is Welsh Feather #101 and gained her first cap playing an International against Scotland 05/02/1983. Maria is one of our Feathers who were a part of the squad for three World Cups! Her first World Cup was the 6th – hosted by Singapore in 1983 – where she played 7 games against countries like Trinidad, Antigua, Singapore, Malaysia and Northern Ireland. Her second World Cup was the 7th World Cup – hosted by Scotland in 1987 – where she played a huge 12 games against countries like Bermuda, Barbados, Republic of Ireland, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka. Maria’s third World Cup was the 8th World Cup – hosted by Australia in 1991 – allowed her to play games against new countries like Western Samoa, Fiji, Cayman Islands and Canada. Maria’s final game was played in an International against the West Indies on 12/11/1991.
Maria Gornell played Goal Defence, Goal Keeper and Wing Defence and was from South Glamorgan.
| Countries Played Against | No. Times Played |
| Scotland | 10 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5 |
| Trinidad | 1 |
| Antigua | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 |
| England | 5 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Bermuda | 1 |
| Barbados | 1 |
| Cook Islands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 |
| West Indies | 2 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Western Samoa | 2 |
| Fiji | 1 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 |
