Shaunagh Brown

Shaunagh Jordan Brown (born 15 March 1990) is a former English rugby union player and former hammer thrower. In rugby union she represented England and Harlequins Women until her retirement in December 2022. She made her debut for the England national team in 2017 against Canada. Brown represented England in the hammer throw event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and has also worked as a gas engineer, firefighter, and commercial diver.

International career Before rugby, Brown had a career in athletics: she represented England in the hammer throw at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also boxed professionally, competed in discus and shotput, and participated in Strongwoman competitions.

Brown began playing rugby aged 25 and made her international debut two years later in November 2017 when England played Canada. She received permission from the Kent Fire and Rescue Service, with whom she was training for a new career, to play her first international game.

In 2019, she received a full time contract from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and played in every game of the 2019 Women's Six Nations which England won with a Grand Slam. She made her final international appearance in the 2021 Rugby World Cup Final and retired from rugby in December 2022.

Club career Brown began her career at Medway RFC in 2015. She moved to Harlequins Women in 2016 where she played in every league game as they won the title.

Early life and education Brown was raised in Kennington, south London. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English. She was a member of the Blackheath and Bromley Harriers athletics club.

In 2019, Brown was named one of the Evening Standard’s most influential Londoners.