An MBE for Services to Rugby and becoming the 2016 World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year have duly rewarded Sarah Hunter for her skill, dedication, determination and persistence to become the most-capped England player of all time.Sarah led from the front as England won the Grand Slam in the 2017 Six Nations and reached the 2017 World Cup final. She led the team in the 2019 Six Nations, securing a Grand Slam. She crossed twice in the 2020 Six Nations but missed the 2020 autumns through injury. Sarah returned to lead England to the 2021 Six Nations title, and then again in the 2021 autumn matches and the 2022 Six Nations. Sarah captained the squad that made the final of the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup and was named Co-captain of Simon Middleton’s squad for the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations. She announced that she would be retiring from rugby following the team’s opening fixture against Scotland at Kingston Park, and was later announced as Transition Coach with the Red Roses, joining Louis Deacon and Lou Meadows ahead of the WXV Tournament in New Zealand.