Michaela Staniford (born 11 January 1987) is an English female rugby union player. She represented at the

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and

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. She captained England to the

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and was also a key member in the first sevens World Cup in 2009 in Dubai. Staniford was awarded the IRB Women’s Player of the Year in 2012, Michaela is a

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and is married to

Emilie Bydwell Emilie Bydwell (born 31 August 1985 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian American rugby union player. Bydwell was a 3 time All-American and was also selected as the 2007 Collegiate Player of the Year. Bydwell was named the head coach of the United ...

since 2015 as they have a daughter named Olivia “Ollie” Jane Bydwell who was born on July 23, 2018. She also has her own website.

References

External links

Official Website
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