Shaunagh Brown on misconceptions: “I was traumatised at school, I was told you must be a gay girl”

England and Harlequins rugby star Shaunagh Brown made her name on the pitch and after her rousing speech about women’s rugby just after winning the Premier 15s domestic title went viral in 2021.
Now, after just a few months away from playing, she has u-turned on her decision to retire and will return to rugby in the autumn.
Always a leading voice, Molly and Lauren ask her about what it is like to be a sport’s poster girl, switching from athletics to rugby relatively late in life, and dealing with the constant stereotypes being thrown her way.