Sarah Lilian C. Bern (born 10 July 1997) is an English rugby union player. She debuted for England in 2016.
| Date of birth | 10 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBern began playing rugby as an 11-year-old with the boys at London Irish ARFC. She initially played in the back row before switching to tighthead.[2][3]
International career
editShe was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad for England.[4][5][6] She was the youngest member of the squad at 20.[7] Bern's scored a crucial try for England in their semi-final match against France to see them into the finals. She also won player of the match.[8][9]
She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Sarah Bern – Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby".
- ^ Rowan, Kate (24 August 2017). "England heroine Sarah Bern reduced to tears with move to prop". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ England’s Sarah Bern: ‘For me, there’s no middle ground, it’s all or nothing’, Robert Kitson, The Guardian, 17 September 2022
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". England Rugby.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". ITV News. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Meagher, Gerard (22 August 2017). "Sarah Bern helps resilient England past France and into Rugby World Cup final". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Squires, Neil (23 August 2017). "England 20 France 3: Sarah Bern sends women's team through to Rugby World Cup final". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Lane, Ellis (28 September 2017). "England star can't wait to wear Gloucester-Hartpury shirt". gloucestershirelive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup: Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling in England squad". BBC Sport.