Laura Siu-Lan Keates (born 5 August 1988) is a Bahrainian-born English 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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Career edit
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] 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.[4][5] She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022 [6] but was forced to withdraw from the squad after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training.[7]
Personal life edit
Keates studied zoology at Birmingham University (BSc Zoology 2010) and is studying dentistry at the same university [8][9][10]
References edit
- ^ 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". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ ESPN Scrum (RFUW) (22 March 2007). "Keates to lead England Under 19s". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Keates on dentistry and World Cup hopes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Scarratt's penalty seals late England win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup: Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling in England squad". BBC Sport.
- ^ "England prop Keates out of Rugby World Cup". BBC Sport. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Laura Keates: 'Rugby Champions huge for women's game' | Redbrick | University of Birmingham". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Laura Keetes". sport.bham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.