| Birth Date: | 11 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Ru Position: | Wing |
| Clubs1: | Henley, Wasps |
| Repyears1: | 2005 |
| Repcaps1: | 60 |
| Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2009 |
Michaela Jane Staniford (born 11 January 1987) is an English female rugby union player. She represented at the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She captained England to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was also a key member in the first sevens World Cup in 2009 in Dubai.[2] [3]
Staniford was awarded the IRB Women’s Player of the Year in 2012, Michaela is a lesbian and is married to Emilie Bydwell since 2015 as they have a daughter Ollie, born in 2018. She also has her own website.