Michaela Staniford

{{short description|England international rugby union player}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| weight = {{cvt|72|kg|lb stlb}}

| ru_position = Wing

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| clubs1 = Henley, Wasps

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| repyears1 = 2005

| repteam1 = {{nwrut|England}}

| repcaps1 = 60

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| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2009

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = {{ruw7|England}}

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Michaela Jane Staniford (born 11 January 1987) is an English female rugby union player. She represented {{nwrut|England}} at the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://intheloose.com/2014/07/10/street-names-england-womens-rugby-world-cup-squad/ |title=Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad |author=intheloose.com |date=10 July 2014 |accessdate=27 July 2014}} She captained England to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was also a key member in the first sevens World Cup in 2009 in Dubai.{{cite web |url=http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/world-cup-7s-squads |title=World Cup 7s Squads |author=Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) |date=June 2013 |accessdate=27 July 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/waspsfootballclub/news/michaela-staniford-to-captain-england-at-sevens-rwc-975003.html |title=Michaela Staniford to captain England at Sevens RWC |author=Lynsey Douglas (Pitch Hero) |date=20 June 2013 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}

Staniford was awarded the IRB Women’s Player of the Year in 2012, Michaela is a lesbian and is married to Emilie Bydwell since 2015 as they have a daughter Ollie, born in 2018. She also has her own website.