England Rugby Icon Emily Scarratt Joins Red Roses Coaching Team Permanently

Emily Scarratt, England's all-time leading points scorer, has committed her future to the Red Roses as a permanent member of the coaching staff. The 36-year-old transitioned from a decorated playing career to coaching, initially joining John Mitchell's team on an interim basis. She served as the lead attack and backs coach during this year's successful Women's Six Nations campaign, which saw England secure their eighth consecutive title. Following the tournament, Scarratt had returned to her role as assistant coach at Loughborough Lightning in the Premiership Women's Rugby. However, she has now left Loughborough to fully dedicate herself to the national team. Scarratt described her interim coaching stint as "challenging but hugely rewarding." She admitted that stepping into a coaching role within the environment she had known so well as a player was a "new experience and, at times, slightly unnerving." Despite initial uncertainty, she expressed immense enjoyment and significant learning during the period. Scarratt highlighted the "huge amount of ambition" within the current England squad and her pride in contributing to their ongoing development. Reflecting on her eight years with Loughborough Lightning, both as a player and coach, the two-time World Cup winner expressed deep gratitude to the club's members for their support and challenges. Head coach John Mitchell praised Scarratt's immediate impact, noting her "insight, calmness and experience" as invaluable assets to the team during the Six Nations.

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The Six Nations was challenging but hugely rewarding in equal measure. I'd spent so many years in the Red Roses environment as a player, so stepping into a coaching role in the same setting was a new experience and, at times, slightly unnerving.