{{short description|England international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Katy McLean | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|19|df=y}} | birth_place = South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England | height = {{convert|1.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|70|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = Flyhalf | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | years1 = 2013–2017 | clubs1 = Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | apps1 = | points1 = | years2 = 2017–2020 | clubs2 = Loughborough Lightning | apps2 = | points2 = | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Sale Sharks Women | apps3 = | points3 = | repyears1 = 2007–2020 | repteam1 = {{nowrap|{{ruw|England|noflag=1}}}} | repcaps1 = 116 | reppoints1 = 542 | repsevensyears1 = 2016 | repsevensyears2 = 2017 | repsevensteam1 = Great Britain | repsevensteam2 = {{ruw7|England|noflag=1}} | repsevenscomp1 = }}
'''Katy Daley-McLean''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 19 December 1985) is an English retired rugby union player, who captained England Women. She also featured for Loughborough Lightning.<ref name="rfu" /><ref name="rfu2" />
==Playing career== She played for England as captain and at fly-half for the Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s. As captain, Daley-McLean led England to victory against Canada in the final of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup held in France.<ref name="rfu">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-women/squad/katy-daley-mclean|title=England Senior Women Katy Mclean|publisher=Rugby Football Union|website=englandrugby.com|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108040158/https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-women/squad/katy-daley-mclean|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was thereafter bestowed with an MBE in the 2014 New Year Honours.<ref name="rfu2">{{cite web |url=http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/december/news-articles/311213_mbe_mcleanquotes |title=MBE for England's Katy Mclean |publisher=rfu.com |access-date=2014-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822134246/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/december/news-articles/311213_mbe_mcleanquotes |archive-date=2014-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a part of Team Great Britain, Daley-McLean also placed fourth, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/news/612360/katy-daley-mclean-rio-olympic-games|title=Katy Daley-Mclean: "I've never experienced anything on the scale of Rio"|date=23 January 2021|publisher=World Rugby|website=world.rugby.com}}</ref>
McLean was later named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-announce-squad-for-2017-women-rugby-world-cup/ |title=England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup |date=29 June 2017 |work=RFU |access-date=2017-09-20 |language=en |archive-date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191312/http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-announce-squad-for-2017-women-rugby-world-cup/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/england-name-squad-womens-world-cup-defence-79159 |title=England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence |last=Mockford |first=Sarah |date=2017-06-29 |work=Rugby World |access-date=2017-09-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2020, she brought her international career to a close.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/59391790|title=Barbarians double-header: Katy Daley-Mclean to finish playing career with Baa-Baas appearance|date=26 November 2021|publisher=BBC|website=bbc.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Katy graduated from the University of Sunderland with a BSc in Sports Studies in 2007. During 2015 she was made an honorary fellow of the University. She also works as a professional teacher.<ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/katy-mclean-skips-school-for-tough-french-test-8930229.html |title=Katy McLean skips school for tough French test - International - Rugby Union - The Independent |publisher=independent.co.uk |access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref><ref name=SunderlandU>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.sunderland.ac.uk/Keep-Informed/News/IWD-2021|title=International Women's Day: Inspiring University of Sunderland graduates|publisher=Sunderland University|website=sunderland.ac.uk}}</ref>
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{World Rugby Sevens Series profile|womens/37609|Katy Daley-McLean}} * {{Team GB|14tx8EQWGc0et8LPY2rkgO|Katy McLean}} * {{Olympics.com|katy-mclean|Katy McLean}} * {{Olympedia|130268|Katy McLean}}
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