Shaunagh swaps her fire drill for scrum practice

■By SAM PARKHOUSE

Part of the team: Shaunagh Brown with Kent firefighters

FIREFIGHTER Shaunagh Brown has put country before career after earning one of the RFU’s first fulltime contracts for women.
England prop Brown will now give up trying to save lives in the fireservice and devote her energies to winning scrums as a professional rugby player.
Brown explained: “My England contract means I have now chosen a desk job at the fireservice.
“I have changed my role to work in a different department and I am now a recruitment support officer.
“I wanted to stay emp...

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