England international rugby union player
Rugby player
Sarah Bern
Date of birth (1997-07-10 ) 10 July 1997 (age 28) Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sarah Lilian C. Bern (born 10 July 1997) is an English rugby union player. She debuted for England in 2016.
Bern began playing rugby as an 11-year-old with the boys at London Irish ARFC. She initially played in the back row before switching to tighthead.[ 2] [ 3]
International career [ edit ]
Bern was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad for England .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] She was the youngest member of the squad at 20.[ 7] Bern's scored a crucial try for England in their semi-final match against France to see them into the finals. She also won player of the match.[ 8] [ 9]
She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.[ 10]
On 17 March 2025, she was called into the Red Roses side for the Six Nations Championship .[ 11] [ 12] She was named in England's squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England .[ 13] [ 14]
^ "Sarah Bern – Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby" . Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Rowan, Kate (24 August 2017). "England heroine Sarah Bern reduced to tears with move to prop" . The Telegraph . ISSN 0307-1235 . Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017 .
^ England’s Sarah Bern: ‘For me, there’s no middle ground, it’s all or nothing’ , Robert Kitson, The Guardian, 17 September 2022
^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup" . England Rugby.com . 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017 .
^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence" . Rugby World . Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017 .
^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup" . ITV News . 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2017 .
^ Meagher, Gerard (22 August 2017). "Sarah Bern helps resilient England past France and into Rugby World Cup final" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017 .
^ Squires, Neil (23 August 2017). "England 20 France 3: Sarah Bern sends women's team through to Rugby World Cup final" . Express.co.uk . Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017 .
^ Lane, Ellis (28 September 2017). "England star can't wait to wear Gloucester-Hartpury shirt" . gloucestershirelive . Retrieved 14 October 2017 .
^ "Rugby World Cup: Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling in England squad" . BBC Sport .
^ "Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced" . England Rugby . 17 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025 .
^ Thomas, Martyn (17 March 2025). "John Mitchell names 4 uncapped players in England's Six Nations squad" . RugbyPass . Retrieved 18 March 2025 .
^ Cartwright, Phil (24 July 2025). "Hunt & Scarratt in England's Rugby World Cup squad" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 24 July 2025 .
^ "Red Roses Rugby squad for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup" . www.englandrugby.com . Retrieved 10 August 2025 .