Sadia Kabeya

Sadia Kabeya
	Kabeya in 2022
Date of birth	22 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lewisham
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
School	Harris City Academy
University	Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Current team	Loughborough Lightning
Youth career
2015-2019	Streatham-Croydon R.F.C.
Senior career
Years	Team
2019-2020	Richmond Women
2020-2021	Wasps Women
2021-	Loughborough Lightning
International career
Years	Team
2019-2020	England U18
2021-	England
National sevens team
Years	Team
2019-2020	England U18

Sadia Kabeya (born 22 February 2002) is an English rugby union player. She plays for England internationally^[1] and Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s.^[2]

Early life and education

A talented teenage field athlete,^[3]^[4] Kabeya was first introduced to rugby at school at Harris City Academy in Croydon, where her PE teacher was Bryony Cleall. Developing an interest in the game, she joined Streatham-Croydon R.F.C.as a teenager.

Club career

Kabeya first played for Richmond Women^[4] before moving to Wasps Women and then Loughborough Lightning.

International career

In September 2019 Kabeya captained^[4] England U18s in the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's U18 Sevens Championship. She made her international debut for the senior England 15s team on 14 November 2021 against Canada^[5] and played against Italy^[6] as England took the grand slam in the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship.

In September 2021, Kabeya was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup^[7] and started in the opening game against Fiji,^[8] where she was named Player of the Match.^[9]

References

^ "Sadia Kabeya".
^ "Sadia Kabeya".
^ "Sadia Kabeya Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Matt (17 January 2020). "A Bright Future – We chat with Richmond Women's Sadia Kabeya". Sitting In The Cheap Seats. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ "Autumn Nations Series and November internationals: Five things we learned". 15 November 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ "Preview: Italy v Red Roses". englandrugby.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ Becky Grey (20 September 2022). "Kabeya and Talling in England World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ Becky Grey (8 October 2022). "England begin World Cup with record 14-try win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ "Lessons from England's World Cup opening victory". BBC Sport. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

External links

[RFU-1] "Sadia Kabeya".

[Loughborough-2] "Sadia Kabeya".

[3] "Sadia Kabeya Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[BrightFuture-4] Matt (17 January 2020). "A Bright Future – We chat with Richmond Women's Sadia Kabeya". Sitting In The Cheap Seats. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[5] "Autumn Nations Series and November internationals: Five things we learned". 15 November 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[6] "Preview: Italy v Red Roses". englandrugby.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[7] Becky Grey (20 September 2022). "Kabeya and Talling in England World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[8] Becky Grey (8 October 2022). "England begin World Cup with record 14-try win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[9] "Lessons from England's World Cup opening victory". BBC Sport. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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