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Maggie Alphonsi, is a record-breaking England Rugby World Cup Winner, respected Pundit, and Motivational Speaker. Making history in the game, Maggie has represented England 74 times, scored 28 tries, and aided her country in consecutively winning seven Six Nations crowns. Maggie is one of four females on the Rugby Football Union’s Council of 56 members as a person of influence and experience in the sport, with an additional leading role in their Diversity and Inclusion group. As a prominent figure in sports, Maggie is continuously overcoming adversity and is an excellent speaker, sharing her experiences as a woman undertaking pressure in a male environment.
Born in South East London, Maggie has possessed an ambitious character from a young age, as she gained a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports & Exercise from De Montfort University. She went on to earn a Master’s Degree from Roehampton University in the same field of study, followed by an Honorary Doctor of Arts from the University of Bedfordshire. Fully competent and qualified, Maggie inspires women from all walks of life, not just in sports, although her physical experiences and accomplishments enrich her compelling talks. After announcing her retirement from Women’s Rugby in 2014, Maggie continued to challenge perceptions as in 2015 she became the very first former female player to commentate on men’s international rugby whilst signed by ITV for the Rugby World Cup. Today, she still works on rugby coverage with ITV Sport alongside coaching and advocating female participation in sports.
As a sports mogul, Maggie is acclaimed with many accolades. She was named the Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year in 2010, won the title of Six Nations Grand Slam Winner 6 times throughout her career, and was the first woman to win the Rugby Union Writers Club Player of the Year in its history of 50 years. Highly commendable, Maggie was awarded an MBE in 2012, honoured for her Services to Rugby.
Delivering talks to a diverse audience, Maggie speaks on leadership, managing pressure, overcoming adversity, as well as mentoring and coaching performance mindsets. Offering an inspirational yet professional view on diversity and inclusion, Maggie communicates the boundless power anyone has regardless of their gender or environment.
Maggie Alphonsi is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“Maggie spoke at our staff engagement day; to hear her talk about overcoming adversity and aiming for the best in life was incredibly motivational. It was just what we needed to energise us before we embarked on an afternoon of delivering community projects – she is truly inspirational.”
“Maggie kindly agreed to speak at the WACL (Women’s advertising club of London) ‘Gather’ event, an annual conference run by our club to inspire and inform young women in the marketing and media community. Maggie gave an exceptionally compelling talk on her life and career, focusing on what drove and motivated her throughout. Not only is she a hugely successful elite sportswoman she also has the rare gift of being able to communicate what it takes to achieve those heights in a thoroughly engaging and accessible way. The feedback from the attendees was exceptional for the event and Maggie’s talk resonated with all.”
“Maggie is an incredibly inspirational speaker. Her presentation was topical and acknowledged the important role that teachers, PE and sport plays in lives. She presented with high energy, emotion, empathy and humour and ignited the audience. She was awesome!”
“Maggie was just excellent at our Grand Women’s Summit event at the Crabees Grand National Ladies Day. In addition to being absolutely inspiring on the panel and offering thought provoking views on gender balance and her on experiences, she was just brilliant to have on board in terms of speaking with the media and interacting with the delegates. The guests attending they felt very comfortable approaching and speaking with Maggie and discussing their own experiences with her, which added even more to the event experience.”
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