Shaunagh Brown: Re-thinking gender stereotypes in sport and society

Shaunagh Brown is a professional rugby player for Harlequins and England who encourages us all to re-think gender stereotypes in sport and across society.

A former Hammer Thrower who competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Shaunagh trained as a British Gas engineer and a commercial diver, before becoming a full-time firefighter with the Kent Fire and Rescue Service.

Now on a 3-year sabbatical from the fire service, Shaunagh is a full time, professional rugby player, currently playing for England in the Women’s Six Nations having won the Grand Slam in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and for Harlequins who won the Premier 15’s Final in 2021.

Shaunagh recently starred in an Amazon Prime documentary ‘No Woman, No Try’ which explores inequality through the lens of rugby and the women and men championing change across the sporting community.

After winning the Premier 15s final with Harlequins in 2021 she made a passionate speech that went viral.

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