Claudia MacDonald

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Claudia MacDonald
Date of birth (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 25)
Place of birthEpsom, Surrey, England
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half / Wing
Current team Wasps Ladies
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Durham University
Sutton & Epsom RFC		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 Darlington Mowden Park Sharks ()
2018– Wasps ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– England 15 (15)

Claudia MacDonald (born 4 January 1996) is an English rugby union scrum-half who plays for the England national team and club rugby for Wasps Ladies.[1]

International career[]

MacDonald made her debut for the England national team coming off the bench against the United States in the 2018 Quilter Internationals.[2]

She played against Wales in the 2019 Women's Six Nations Championship, which England won with a grand slam.[3]

In January 2019, MacDonald was awarded a professional contract with the national team. Later that year, she scored a try in England's Super Series fixture versus the USA. She went on to play 80 minutes in England's victory over Italy in November 2019.[4][5]

MacDonald was a member of the 2020 Women's Six Nations England squad.[4]

Club career[]

MacDonald played for Sutton & Epsom RFC before joining the Tyrrells Premier 15s side Darlington Mowden Park Sharks in September 2017. In 2018, she moved to Wasps Ladies.[6]

Early life and education[]

MacDonald was born in Epsom, Surrey, but her family moved to Dubai in 2008. They spent four years in the Gulf, where her brother Alex represented the Arabian Gulf side. Her second brother, Seb, also played rugby at the Swiegi Overseas Rugby Club in Malta.[7]

Previously a netballer, MacDonald did not start playing rugby until she was 19, but quickly went on to captain her university team at Durham University where she was studying a degree in economics.[1][5]

MacDonald was educated privately at St John's School, Leatherhead in Surrey.[8]

She runs a blog, 'Let's Talk 1%', focusing on reducing environmental impact and climate emergency activism.[5][9] She is also a PADI-qualified rescue scuba diver.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Claudia MacDonald". The Atlas Foundation. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Senior England Women: Claudia MacDonald". England Rugby. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "How England Women achieved Grand Slam glory". Six Nations Rugby. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c April 2021, Sophie Evans Thursday 1. "Exclusive: Meet Claudia MacDonald - the versatile England scrum-half advocating for change". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "From novice to England in three years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Claudia Macdonald". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Claudia Macdonald". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  9. ^ "The England back tackling climate change". BBC Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Claudia Macdonald". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

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