Laura Keates
Laura Keates (born 5 August 1988) is an English female rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 5 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Awali, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keates debuted for England in 2011 and played at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France.[1][2] Keates captained the England Women's under 19 team in 2007.[3]
Keates studied zoology at Birmingham University (BSc Zoology 2010) and is studying dentistry at the same university [4][5][6]
She injured her Achilles while preparing for the 2017 World Cup, and didn't play again for England until the 25 - 23 win over France on 21 November 2020.[7][8]
References
- intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- BBC Sport (31 July 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup 2014: England trio set for debuts". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ESPN Scrum (RFUW) (22 March 2007). "Keates to lead England Under 19s". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/buzz/documents/public/Buzz-152-Oct-Nov14.pdf
- http://www.redbrick.me/2014/09/laura-keates-rugby-champions-huge-for-womens-game/
- http://www.sport.bham.ac.uk/Search.aspx?q=Laura%20Keates
- "Keates on dentistry and World Cup hopes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- "Scarratt's penalty seals late England win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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