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Emily Scarratt Retires From Rugby, Takes Up Coaching and Mentoring Roles

The all-time Red Roses points leader departs with 119 caps, spanning five World Cups.

Overview

  • She will move into a specialist RFU post focused on player development across England pathways, the union said.
  • Loughborough Lightning confirmed she has already begun coaching within the club and university program.
  • Her final cap was a 20-minute cameo in the 2025 World Cup opener against the USA before she contributed off the field as England won the title in September.
  • She ends her international career as England’s record points-scorer with 754 in Tests.
  • Following neck disc-replacement surgery in 2023 and a 13-month recovery, she returned to play for Loughborough in February 2024.