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| Date of birth | 22 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lewisham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Harris City Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sadia Kabeya (born 22 February 2002) is an English rugby union player. She plays for England internationally [1] and Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s. [2]
A talented teenage field athlete, [3] [4] Kabeya was first introduced to rugby at school at Harris City Academy in Croydon, where her PE teacher was Bryony Cleall. Developing an interest in the game, she joined Streatham-Croydon R.F.C.as a teenager.
Kabeya first played for Richmond Women [4] before moving to Wasps Women and then Loughborough Lightning.
In September 2019 Kabeya captained [4] England U18s in the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's U18 Sevens Championship. She made her international debut for the senior England 15s team on 14 November 2021 against Canada [5] and played against Italy [6] as England took the grand slam in the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship.
In September 2021, Kabeya was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup [7] and started in the opening game against Fiji, [8] where she was named Player of the Match. [9]
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