Sadia Kabeya

Sadia Kabeya (born 22 February 2002) is an English rugby union player. She plays for England internationally^[1] and Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s.^[2]

Sadia Kabeya

Kabeya in 2022
Date of birth	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Lewisham
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
School	Harris City Academy
University	Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Loughborough Lightning Youth career 2015–2019 Streatham-Croydon R.F.C. Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Richmond Women (0) 2020–2021 Wasps Women (0) 2021– Loughborough Lightning 54 (80) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 England U18 2021– England 18 (15) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2019–2020 England U18

Early life and education

A talented teenage field athlete,^[3][4] Kabeya was first introduced to rugby at school at Harris City Academy in Croydon, where her PE teacher was Bryony Cleall. Developing an interest in the game, she joined Streatham-Croydon R.F.C.as a teenager.

Club career

Kabeya first played for Richmond Women before moving to Wasps Women and then Loughborough Lightning.^[4]

International career

In September 2019, Kabeya captained the England U18s in the Rugby Europe Women's U18 Sevens Championship.^[4]

She made her international debut for the senior England 15s team on 14 November 2021 against Canada.^[5] She played against Italy as England took the grand slam in the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship.^[6]

In September 2021, Kabeya was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup^[7] and started in the opening game against Fiji,^[8] where she was named Player of the Match.^[9]

On 17 March 2025, she was called into England's squad for the Women's Six Nations Championship.^[10][11] She was named in England's side for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[12][13]