Date of birth | May 16, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Keswick School and Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Brunel University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May Campbell (born 16 May 1996) [1] is a Scottish-born English rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for Saracens Women and the England women's national team. [2] Outside of rugby, Campbell works as a head of talent at a fintech startup [3]
Campbell grew up just outside Dunblane in Scotland and began playing rugby at Stirling County RFC. She moved to England to attend Keswick School, which had a good girls rugby section, before progressing to Hartpury College for her A-Levels, and later studied sports science and business studies at Brunel University in London. [4]
Campbell joined Saracens Women in 2017. [5] She made her 100th appearance for Saracens in 2023, becoming only the sixth woman to reach that milestone for the club. [5] She has represented the Barbarians against South Africa and Munster Rugby Club.
Campbell represented England at under-20 level. [2] [4] [6] She made her senior debut for the England women's national team as a replacement against Wales in the 2023 Six Nations. [2] [7]
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