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Shaunagh Brown: We need to be aware of differences

Shaunagh Brown says rugby clubs must stop treating every player the same, urging them to embrace individuality and create environments where everyone feels they belong.
Shaunagh Brown is carried off by her team-mates after her final match for Harlequins

Shaunagh Brown is urging rugby clubs to stop treating every player the same after revealing she felt isolated early in her career.

The former Harlequins and England flanker/prop went on to win 30 international caps after beginning her sporting career in the hammer throw, representing England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
However, the mixed-race forward always felt different to her peers at her grassroots club, Medway RFC.
Brown told The Rugby Paper: “I started playing as an adult, so I knew who I was and who I wasn’t.”
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She continued: “I never wanted to fit in and never tried to fit ...

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