Katy Daley-McLean explained

Katy McLean
Birth Date:19 December 1985
Birth Place:South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England
Height:1.67m (05.48feet)
Weight:70kg (150lb)
Ru Position:Flyhalf
Amatyears1:-
Years1:2013–2017
Clubs1:Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
Years2:2017–2020
Clubs2:Loughborough Lightning
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Sale Sharks Women
Repyears1:2007–2020
Repcaps1:116
Reppoints1:542
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2016
2017
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Great Britain

Katy Daley-McLean (born 19 December 1985) is an English retired rugby union player, who captained England Women. She also featured for Loughborough Lightning.

Playing career

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

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

  1. Web site: England Senior Women Katy Mclean. Rugby Football Union. englandrugby.com.
  2. Web site: MBE for England's Katy Mclean . rfu.com . 2014-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822134246/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/december/news-articles/311213_mbe_mcleanquotes . 2014-08-22 . dead .
  3. Web site: Katy Daley-Mclean: “I’ve never experienced anything on the scale of Rio”. 23 January 2021. World Rugby. world.rugby.com.
  4. News: England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup . 29 June 2017 . RFU . 2017-09-20 . en.
  5. News: England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence . Mockford . Sarah . 2017-06-29 . Rugby World . 2017-09-20 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Barbarians double-header: Katy Daley-Mclean to finish playing career with Baa-Baas appearance. 26 November 2021. BBC. bbc.com.
  7. Web site: Katy McLean skips school for tough French test - International - Rugby Union - The Independent . independent.co.uk . 2014-08-01.
  8. Web site: International Women's Day: Inspiring University of Sunderland graduates. Sunderland University. sunderland.ac.uk.