Katy Daley-McLean MBE (born 19 December 1985) is an English retired rugby union player, who captained England Women. She also featured for Loughborough Lightning.[1][2]

Playing career

She played for England as captain and at fly-half for the Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s. As captain, Daley-McLean led England to victory against Canada in the final of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup held in France.[1] She was thereafter bestowed with an MBE in the 2014 New Year Honours.[2] As a part of Team Great Britain, Daley-McLean also placed fourth, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]

McLean was later named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4][5] In December 2020, she brought her international career to a close.[6]

Personal life

Katy graduated from the University of Sunderland with a BSc in Sports Studies in 2007. During 2015 she was made an honorary fellow of the University. She also works as a professional teacher.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "England Senior Women Katy Mclean". englandrugby.com. Rugby Football Union.
  2. ^ a b "MBE for England's Katy Mclean". rfu.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Katy Daley-Mclean: "I've never experienced anything on the scale of Rio"". world.rugby.com. World Rugby. 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Barbarians double-header: Katy Daley-Mclean to finish playing career with Baa-Baas appearance". bbc.com. BBC. 26 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Katy McLean skips school for tough French test - International - Rugby Union - The Independent". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. ^ "International Women's Day: Inspiring University of Sunderland graduates". sunderland.ac.uk. Sunderland University.
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