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Karen Findlay
Karen Ross Findlay (born 1968) is a Scottish police officer, rugby coach and former international player who played for the Scotland women's national rugby union team. She coaches Harlequins Ladies who compete in the Women's Premiership. She won 85 caps for Scotland and captained the side 52 times. She was appointed Assistant Chief Constable for British Transport Police after serving as a temporary Commander#British police rank, commander with the Metropolitan Police. Early life Findlay was born in 1968 in Cullen, Moray, Scotland. Playing career She went to university in Edinburgh and began playing rugby while she was there. Her first international appearance was against Wales in 1996. She first captained Scotland in 2001. In 2005 she captained Scotland team for the 50th time. She retired in 2006 after playing in the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, IRB Rugby World Cup 2006 Canada, the third world cup she had represented Scotland at. Coaching career She was head coach at Richmond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Women's National Rugby Union Team
The Scotland women's national rugby union team represents Scotland in women's international rugby union and is governed by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team competes in the annual Women's Six National Championship and has competed in five of the Women's Rugby World Cups since their hosted debut in 1994. The Nation plays an important role in the rugby world stage. History Scotland Women's first official test match was played against Ireland at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh on 14 February 1993, ending in a 10 - 0 win to the hosts. Leading from the front, first Scotland captain Sandra Colamartino was the scorer of both tries. In April of the following year, Scotland stepped in as alternate host of the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup, finishing fifth, the team's best appearance to date. Since then, the Women's team have competed in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 and 2010 iterations of the tournament. The early streak of success peaked on 21 March 1998, as a 8–5 win over England in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |