 Scarratt at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (181 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bosworth Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Leeds Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | International Rugby Player, Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Emily Beth Scarratt MBE (born 8 February 1990) is an English rugby union player. She currently plays centre and fullback for Loughborough Lightning and for England. [1]
Scarratt played for Leicester Forest before moving to Lichfield. In 2018 she joined Loughborough Lightning. [2]
Scarratt first played for England in 2008, scoring 12 tries in 12 games and earning comparisons to Brian O'Driscoll. In 2009 she helped England to victory in the 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship and was joint top try scorer with teammate Fiona Pocock. [3] As England went on to win the next three Six Nations Championships, Scarratt again achieved top try scorer in 2010 and top point scorer in 2011. [4]
In 2014, Scarratt proved to be an invaluable player to England Women, scoring 16 points in the Rugby World Cup final to help England beat Canada to the title. [5] In addition, Scarratt ended the tournament as top points scorer with 70 points. [6]
She not only plays in the XV's game but also for the Women's Sevens side, for whom she has scored 12 tries and played in several tournaments. [7] In 2016, Scarratt captained Team GB in the Rugby 7s at the Olympics in Rio, finishing in 4th place. She also represented England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in which the team took bronze, and the Rugby World Cup Sevens in the same year. [8]
Scarratt was instrumental in the England women's team's two consecutive Grand Slams in the 2019 and 2020 Women's 6 Nations Championships.
In 2019, she was awarded the World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year and the Rugby Union World Player of the Year (Women's). [9] [10] In the same year she was also awarded a full time England contract. [11]
In 2020, Scarratt became the highest ever England rugby points scorer during the 2020 Six Nations. [12] She was also named Player of the Championship. [13] She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022. [14]
Scarratt was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to rugby union. [15]
Scarratt was born in Leicester in 1990. She played hockey, rounders and basketball at a young age and was offered a US Basketball Scholarship aged 16 but turned it down. [16]
Scarratt was also a PE assistant at King Edward's School Birmingham, following in the footsteps of fellow England rugby international Natasha Hunt, but like many of her national teammates she left her job in order to become a full-time professional rugby player. [17] [18]
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