Laura Keates (born 5 August 1988) is an English female

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player.

Career

Keates debuted for in 2011 and played at the

2014 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup, and the sixth held in Europe. The World Cup Final took place on 17 August. All of the pool games for the World Cup took place at the Centre National du R ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. Keates captained the

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

Women's under 19 team in 2007. She injured her

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's '' Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Pele ...

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. She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022 but was forced to withdraw from the squad after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training.

Personal life

Keates studied

zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

(BSc Zoology 2010) and is studying dentistry at the same university http://www.sport.bham.ac.uk/Search.aspx?q=Laura%20Keates

References

External links

England Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keates, Laura 1988 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham England women's international rugby union players English female rugby union players