Sarah McKenna
English rugby union footballer and coach
About Sarah McKenna
Born 1989. Sarah McKenna is a British rugby union player and rugby sevens player.
International career McKenna made her debut for the England national team in August 2011 in a 15–11 victory over the United States. She also played for the country's rugby sevens team the same year and focused on sevens for some years after.
She played in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship in which England came fourth.
In 2015, she was also part of the team to finish third in the first round of the Rugby Europe 7s Grand Prix, but was forced out for nine months due to an ankle injury. The same injury caused her to miss the 2016 Summer Olympics.
She returned to international rugby in 2018, playing in three World Rugby Women's Sevens series events. She was also selected for the England squad playing in the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco that year, in which the team placed ninth.
That same year, McKenna played for England in the Super Series in the USA. She was one of the first 28 players to be offered a full time contract by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as they were first offered in 2019. She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.
Club career She first joined Saracens Women in 2013. She was on the squad that won the Premiers title in the 2014/2015 season.
In 2018 she rejoined Saracens and was instrumental in the side again taking the Tyrells Premier 15s title in 2019.
She is Head Coach for Old Albanian RFC Saints women's rugby team based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Early life and education McKenna attended Grove Junior School and Roundwood Park School. She began playing rugby at the age of 6 in her hometown of Harpenden, playing at Harpenden RFC where her father coached minis rugby.
As a teenager, McKenna played netball at county level.
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Who is Sarah McKenna?
English rugby union footballer and coach
When was Sarah McKenna born?
Sarah McKenna was born on 23 March 1989 in Harpenden.
What is Sarah McKenna's occupation?
Sarah McKenna is a rugby union player and rugby sevens player.
What nationality is Sarah McKenna?
Sarah McKenna is British.
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