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Sarah McKenna
Full nameSarah McKenna
Date of birth (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013-present Saracens Women[1] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England 22 (30[1])
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017-present England

Sarah McKenna (born 23 March 1989)[2] is an English rugby union and rugby sevens player.

McKenna attended Roundwood Park School. She began playing rugby at the age of 6 in her hometown of Harpenden.[1]

She made her debut for the England national team in August 2011 against the United States.[1]

McKenna missed the 2016 Summer Olympics due to an ankle injury and didn't play rugby again until February 2017.[1]

McKenna was part of the 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens[3] and 2018 Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens squads.[4] She also played in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship[5] where England came fourth[6] and in the 2019 Women's Six Nations Championship which they won.[7] She was selected to play in the 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship[8] which was postponed midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

In January 2019, it was announced that McKenna would be one of 28 players to receive a full-time contract with the Rugby Football Union.[10]

She is part of the coaching team at Old Albanian RFC Saints women's rugby team based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sarah McKenna". RFU. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Sarah McKenna". Saracens. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Saracens Women trio selected for Sydney Sevens". www.saracens.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "England name squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco". The Telegraph. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ "France women 11-0 England women". BBC Sport. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Women's Six Nations 2015: Results and final standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ "McKenna pleased to see England win in such style". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ "England Women name squad for 2020 Women's Six Nations". Gloucester Rugby. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Six Nations 2020: Who can win title after matches postponed because of coronavirus?". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ^ "England Women announce 28 players on full-time contracts". BBC Sports News. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Coaching OA Saints has made me a better player says Saracens and England's Sarah McKenna".
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