May Campbell (rugby union)

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May Campbell
Date of birth (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 28)
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
School Keswick School and Hartpury College
University Brunel University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Back row
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017– Saracens Women 141 [1] (445 [1] )
Correct as of 15 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023- England 1

May Alexandra Landale Campbell (born 16 May 1996) [2] is a Scottish-born English rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for Saracens Women and the England women's national team. [3] Outside of rugby, Campbell works as a head of talent at a crypto payments company: Helio. [4]

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Early life and education

Campbell grew up in Kilbryde Castlejust outside Dunblane in Scotland and began playing rugby at Stirling County RFC. She moved to England to attend Keswick School, which had a good girls rugby section, before progressing to Hartpury College for her A-Levels, and later studied sports science and business studies at Brunel University in London. [5]

Rugby career

Club career

Campbell joined Saracens Women in 2017. [6] She made her 100th appearance for Saracens in 2023, becoming only the sixth woman to reach that milestone for the club. Most recently she reached 150 appearances for the club in January 2025. [6] She has represented the Barbarians against South Africa and Munster Rugby Club.

International career

Campbell represented England at under-20 level. [3] [5] [7] She made her senior debut for the England women's national team as a replacement against Wales in the 2023 Six Nations. [3] [8] She was called up into the side again for the 2025 Six Nations campaign. [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Stats - May Campbell". Rugby Football Union . Archived from the original on 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ↑ Graham, Josh (26 April 2023). "England Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to play France". Rugby World.
  3. 1 2 3 "May Campbell". England Rugby.
  4. ↑ "May Campbell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. 1 2 Gary Heatly (27 May 2021). "May Campbell Exclusive: "Having my parents at the final will mean a lot to me"". Talking Rugby Union.
  6. 1 2 Fergus Mainland (21 January 2023). "A day to remember for May Campbell who scores in her 100th Saracens appearance". Sports Gazette.
  7. ↑ Alison Donnelly (9 September 2015). "England select senior & U20 squads". Scrum Queens.
  8. ↑ Steffan Thomas and Ben James (15 April 2023). "Wales Women 3-59 England: Hosts blown away by Red Roses despite impressive start in Six Nations". Wales Online.
  9. ↑ "Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced". England Rugby. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Thomas, Martyn (17 March 2025). "John Mitchell names 4 0 players in England's Six Nations squad". RugbyPass. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
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