Natasha Brennan

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Natasha Brennan
Date of birth (1986-10-11) 11 October 1986 (age 38)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Richmond ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014Flag of England.svg  England 2 (5)
National sevens team
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Flag of England.svg  England

Natasha Brennan (born 11 October 1986) is an English rugby union player who represented England at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] She replaced Lydia Thompson who suffered a groin injury in the warm-up ahead of England's second game against Spain. [2] [3]

Brennan has also played for the English women's sevens team. She scored 16 tries in only 12 games in the 2013–14 Women's Sevens World Series. [4]

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References

  1. Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad" . Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. BBC Sport (7 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup 2014: England wing Lydia Thompson out" . Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. Skysports.com (7 August 2014). "Women's World Cup: England call Natasha Brennan into squad" . Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. England Rugby (7 August 2014). "Brennan replaces Thompson in WRWC squad" . Retrieved 28 August 2014.