| Date of birth | 19 December 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katy Daley-McLean MBE (born 19 December 1985) is an English retired rugby union player, who captained England Women. She also featured for Loughborough Lightning.[1][2]
Playing career[edit]
She played for England as captain and at fly-half for the Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s. As captain, Daley-McLean led England to victory against Canada in the final of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup held in France.[1] She was thereafter bestowed with an MBE in the 2014 New Year Honours.[2] As a part of Team Great Britain, Daley-McLean also placed fourth, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.[3]
McLean was later named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4][5] In December 2020, she brought her international career to a close.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Katy graduated from the University of Sunderland with a BSc in Sports Studies in 2007. During 2015 she was made an honorary fellow of the University. She also works as a professional teacher.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "England Senior Women Katy Mclean". englandrugby.com. Rugby Football Union.
- ^ a b "MBE for England's Katy Mclean". rfu.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Katy Daley-Mclean: "I've never experienced anything on the scale of Rio"". world.rugby.com. World Rugby. 23 January 2021.
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Barbarians double-header: Katy Daley-Mclean to finish playing career with Baa-Baas appearance". bbc.com. BBC. 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Katy McLean skips school for tough French test - International - Rugby Union - The Independent". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "International Women's Day: Inspiring University of Sunderland graduates". sunderland.ac.uk. Sunderland University.
External links[edit]
- Katy Daley-McLean at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Katy McLean at Team GB
- Katy McLean at Olympics.com
- Katy McLean at Olympedia