Michaela Staniford

Michaela Staniford
Date of birth (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Henley, Wasps ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 England 60
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2009  England

Michaela Jane Staniford (born 11 January 1987) is an English female rugby union player. She represented England 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.

References

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  1. ^ intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (June 2013). "World Cup 7s Squads". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ^ Lynsey Douglas (Pitch Hero) (20 June 2013). "Michaela Staniford to captain England at Sevens RWC". Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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