Battleofalma/sandbox345
Date of birth (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthLeeds, Leicestershire, England
Height5 ft 11+14 in (181 cm)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
SchoolBosworth Academy
UniversityLeeds Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)International Rugby Player, Teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2017 Lichfield -- (--)
2017– Loughborough Lightning -- (--)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008– Scotland 74 (557)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
England
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Someone else (born 8 February 1992) is an English rugby union player. She currently plays centre and fullback for Loughborough Lightning and for England. She is also a qualified teacher.[1]

Club career

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Scarratt played for Leicester Forest before moving to Lichfield.

International career

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Scarratt first played for England in 2008, scoring 12 tries in 12 games and earning comparisons to Brian O'Driscoll. She not only plays in the XV's game but also for the Women's Sevens side, for whom she has scored 12 tries and played in several tournaments.[2]

In 2014, Scarratt proved to be an invaluable player to England Women, scoring 16 points in the Rugby World Cup final to help England beat Canada to the title.[3] In addition, Scarratt ended the tournament as top points scorer with 70 points.[4]

In 2016, Scarratt captained Team GB in the Rugby 7's at the Olympics in Rio, finishing in 4th place. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[5][6]

In 2019, she was awarded the World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year.[7]

Personal life

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At a young age, Scarratt played hockey, rounders and basketball and was offered a US Basketball Scholarship aged 16 but turned it down.

Scarratt was also a PE assistant at King Edward's School Birmingham, following in the footsteps of fellow England rugby international Natasha Hunt, but like many of her national teammates she left her job in order to become a full-time professional rugby player.[8][9]

Honours

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  • RBS 6 Nations Rugby Women's winner 2012
  • Women's rugby 7s world tournament winner
  • England Women's Rugby Player of the Year Award 2013
  • 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
  • 2014 WRWC Dream Team[10]
  • 2019 Rugby Union World Player of the Year (Womens) [11]

References

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Battleofalma/sandbox345
 
Date of birth (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthLeeds, Leicestershire, England
Height5 ft 11+14 in (181 cm)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
SchoolBosworth Academy
UniversityLeeds Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)International Rugby Player, Teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2017 Lichfield -- (--)
2017– Loughborough Lightning -- (--)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008– Scotland 74 (557)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
England
Medal record
  1. ^ "King Edward's School, Birmingham Rugby Union Teams". schoolsrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Emily Scarrat of King Edwards school and England womens rugby". birmingham.livingmag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Women's Six Nations Championship". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ^ "World Rugby Awards: Pieter-Steph Du Toit & Emily Scarratt named players of the year". BBC. 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Latest News". kes.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Emily Scarratt - Official RFU England Profile". rfu.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. ^ Media, P. A. (3 November 2019). "England's Emily Scarratt crowned women's world player of the year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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