Jade Konkel-Roberts

Jade Elizabeth Konkel-Roberts (née Konkel; born 9 December 1993), known professionally as Jade Konkel, is a professional rugby union player. She currently plays for Harlequins Women in the PWR, having joined the team in 2018 and been appointed club captain in 2023. Konkel also played for the Scotland women's national team from 2013 to 2025, after which she retired from international rugby. Konkel plays in the position of Number 8.

Club career After moving to Glasgow to attend university, Konkel played for Hillhead Jordanhill Rugby Football Club. Konkel became Scottish Rugby's first full-time female player in the summer of 2016.

Konkel joined French club Lille Metropole Rugby Club Villeneuvois (LMRCV) ahead of the 2017/18 season, while still remaining a Stage 3 supported player in Scottish Rugby's Academy.

Konkel left Lille for London-based side Harlequins ahead of the 2018/19 season to play Premiership Women’s Rugby for Harlequins Women. She was named captain ahead of the 2023/2024 season.

Her first try for her country came in 2015 when she scored against Italy in the Six Nations clash at Broadwood Stadium.

Konkel was included in Scotland's squad for the 2021 World Cup in New Zealand (which took place in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), starting all three games.

Konkel was named in Scotland's squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship. She was also selected in the Scottish side for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.

Konkel retired from international rugby in 2025 following the Rugby World Cup.

Education Konkel graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a DipHE in Social Work in 2017

Other sports Konkel played basketball for Highland Bears and had two seasons in the national league.

She represented Scotland in athletics for the army cadets and won two gold medals in 2008/09 for shot put and discus respectively. In 2008, Konkel gained her black belt in the martial art Goshin-Ryu Kempo.

Personal life Born in Inverness, and brought up on the Black Isle, Konkel grew up in a rugby family. Her family played with Inverness Craig Dunain Rugby Football Club.

Konkel is a vegan. She is also a qualified personal trainer, rugby coach, and gym instructor.

Outside of rugby, Konkel works as a firefighter with the London Fire Brigade (LFB). She married her partner Helen, a secondary school English teacher, in 2022.