| Date of birth | 11 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michaela Jane Staniford (born 11 January 1987) is an English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She captained England to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was also a key member in the first sevens World Cup in 2009 in Dubai.[2][3]
Staniford was awarded the IRB Women’s Player of the Year in 2012, Michaela is a lesbian and is married to Emilie Bydwell since 2015 as they have a daughter Ollie, born in 2018. She also has her own website.
- ^ intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (June 2013). "World Cup 7s Squads". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Lynsey Douglas (Pitch Hero) (20 June 2013). "Michaela Staniford to captain England at Sevens RWC". Retrieved 30 July 2014.