Donna Kennedy

Donna Kennedy (born 16 February 1972) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former international player who played for the national team from 1993 to 2010. She was the world's most-capped women's player from 2004 to 2016 and the first Scottish player — woman or man — to reach 100 international caps. As of November 2017, she remains the most-capped player in Scotland with 115 caps.

Donna Kennedy
Full nameDonna Kennedy
Date of birth (1972-02-16) 16 February 1972
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
  Biggar ()
  Heriot Watt rugby ()
  Edinburgh Wanderers ()
  Leeds ()
  Edinburgh Accies ()
  Royal High Corstorphine ()
  Worcester Ladies ()
Correct as of 2 January 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–2010 Scotland 115
Correct as of 2 January 2018
Coaching career
Years Team
 –2017 Worcester Valkyries
Correct as of 2 January 2018

Kennedy was named the IRB International Women's Personality of the Year in 2004. In 2015, the Donna Kennedy Cup, an annual top-level women's rugby competition, was launched in her honour. In 2017, she was inducted into Scotland's Rugby Hall of Fame.

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