Tatyana Heard

Tatyana Aleese Heard (born 14 January 1995) is an Italian-born English rugby union player. She is a member of the England women's national rugby union team and plays for Sale Sharks in the PWR.

International career Heard had initially been selected for the England U20 squad in 2012-13 but shortly afterwards an ACL injury left her sidelined for well over a year. She eventually made her senior England debut in November 2018 against the USA.

On 17 March 2025, she was called up into England's squad for the Women's Six Nations Championship. She was named in the Red Roses side for the Women's Rugby World Cup.

Club career After university Heard moved to Gloucester and from 2017 has played for Gloucester-Hartpury in a variety of positions.

Early life and education Heard was born in Italy and spent some of her early years in the US, but she grew up in Ryedale where she played for Malton and Norton RUFC and for Yorkshire at age grade level. She studied for A-levels at Hartpury College and then for a degree in sports conditioning, rehabilitation and massage at Cardiff Metropolitan University, where she was part of the Cardiff Met team that won the 2016 BUCS rugby final.

Honours England Women's Rugby World Cup Champion (1): 2025