Lisa Cockburn

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Lisa Cockburn
Date of birth (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014-2021 DMP Sharks ()
2021-2022 Worcester Warriors 6 (0)
2023-2024 Leicester Tigers 14 (5)
2024-present Gloucester-Hartpury 7 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–present Scotland 33

Lisa Cockburn (born 6 December 1992) is a Scottish rugby player from Basingstoke, who played in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship and has competed internationally for Scotland since 2018. [1]

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Club career

Cockburn plays for Darlington Mowden Park Sharks. She debuted for the team in 2013. [2] In 2019, she was one of the players participating in a study for Sunderland University, which found women's rugby matches to be more dynamic and homogenised than men's. [3]

Before joining DMP Sharks, she played for multiple clubs in England including her Universities, Ellingham & Ringwood and Basingstoke. She was one of four players in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship to have played for the small local New Forest club of Ellingham & Ringwood. [4]

Whilst at Leeds Metropolitan (now Leeds Beckett), Cockburn supported the team to four BUCS Championship finals. [5]

International career

Cockburn plays for Scotland through the Scottish Qualified system and was given her first opportunity to play for the side by coach Shade Munro, making her international debut in the Scotland-Italy match of the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship. [6]

She scored her first try for Scotland in a match against Japan in 2019. [7]

After securing 16 caps, Cockburn was among the Scottish team selected for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, coming on as a replacement at 69 minutes for the play-off against Wales, in which Scotland won 27–20 to secure them fifth place in the tournament. [8] She also came on as a replacement for the Italy match and the opener against England, in which the Scottish side was defeated. [9]

In 2018, she also played in the Glasgow match against Canada, in which the visiting side secured a close-run victory over the Scottish side. [10]

She was named in the Scottish squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [11] [12]

Personal life

Cockburn graduated with a degree from Leeds Metropolitan University in Sport and Exercise Therapy in 2014. She then went onto study for a MSc in Strength and Conditioning. [13] She cites fellow Scottish player Jade Konkel as her rugby role model. [14]

References

  1. "Lisa Cockburn". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. "StackPath". www.mowdenpark.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "Women's rugby more dynamic than men's due to joining the game later, says study". The Northern Echo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. "England rugby star confirmed for special event". Salisbury Journal. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. "Lisa Cockburn". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. Bathgate, Stuart (1 November 2018). "Munro welcomes seven newcomers to Scotland squad for Italy Test". The Offside Line. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. "Japan beat Scotland with two late tries". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. "Scotland Women's Six Nations Squad 2021 - Scotland 27-20 Wales". Rugby World. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. Scott, Steve (15 April 2021). "Women's Six Nations 2021: Building depth will counter loss of three key players for Scotland-Italy clash". The Courier. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. "Canada hold on to edge Scotland in Glasgow thriller". Americas Rugby News. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. "Scotland squad named for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Scottish Rugby Union. 7 August 2025. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  12. "Scotland names RWC 2025 squad". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. "Lisa Cockburn". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. "StackPath". www.mowdenpark.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.