Inspirational speaker Maggie Alphonsi is one of the most influential names in rugby. A Rugby World Cup winner and seven-time Six Nations champion, she represented England 74 times before retiring from international rugby in 2014. That same year, she helped secure England’s first World Cup win in 20 years and was later inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

Background

Since then, Maggie has forged a successful career in the media. She broke new ground as the first former female player to commentate on men’s international rugby with ITV during the 2015 World Cup. Maggie continues to work with ITV Sport and writes as a columnist for The Telegraph. In 2023, she published her autobiography Winning the Fight, shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year. Following on in 2025, she co-authored Ultimate Rugby Superstars with Matt Oldfield.

Away from broadcasting, Maggie became the first England Women’s player elected to the Rugby Football Union Council.  Here she plays a key role in shaping the game’s future, particularly around diversity and inclusion.

Speaker

As a speaker, Maggie inspires audiences of all kinds with her powerful story of resilience, leadership, and breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport. Her themes include teamwork, high performance, overcoming adversity, and transferring skills from the pitch to everyday life.

Feedback on her presentations includes:

“Maggie was absolutely fantastic, her talk was brilliant and seemed to go down really well with the audience. Thank you for your help arranging for Maggie to speak at the conference” British Frozen Food Federation

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