| Name | Katy Strudwick |  |
| Nickname | Strudders, Fathead | |
| Position | Who knows? Last year - Centre/wing/ ……..This year - scrummy? Hooker? Flanker? | |
| Birthday | 24/03/81 | |
| Occupation | Occupational Therapist | |
| Date Joined Harlequins: | Summer 2003 | |
| Previous clubs | University of East Anglia, Lakenham Hewitt | |
| Representative Honours: | None | |
| Best Rugby moment | Playing Scrummy for the first time at Uni and winning 57-0, or playing hooker with only 15 minutes of training and scoring two tries. | |
| Worst Rugby moment | Tearing the ligaments in my ankle last year and having to spend two months on the sideline. | |
| Rugby ambition | To get into the regional side & to help Harlequin Ladies reach the dizzy heights of Prem 2 | |
| Why rugby | ‘Because it’s the sport in they play in heaven’ (D.Tracey) and I’d be an angry little monster if I didn’t spend the majority of the year throwing my weight around on the pitch. | |
| Describe yourself | Laid back, very curly. I prefer to do something about a situation than have a meeting to disucuss it. Whatever I'm doing I'd rather be playing rugby or on the sea. | |
| Favourite alcoholic beverage: | Mmmmm well there’s Jack Daniels, G & T (but only if its Bombay Safire) red wine, cider beer…………I’m not really that fussy! | |
| Other sports | Basketball, Athletics, any water sports particularly wake boarding. | |
| Favourite meal | Italian or Thai food | |
| Favourite film | This changes all the time but at the moment its Kill Bill vol I and II | |
| Most likely to say: | ‘Rubbish’ or ‘He’s only human!’ (sorry Cal but I stole it) | |
| Least likely to say: | It doesn’t matter that we lost. | |
| Favourite quotation: | -'Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.' -'Do or do not.... there is no try.' (Yoda) -Never argue with a fool - they will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience. -'An eye for an eye and everyone shall be blind.' (Mahatma Gandhi) | |
| Best holiday (why): | Travelling round the Dalmatian Islands in Croatia. It’s the most beautiful place with perfect waters for sailing or swimming. | |
| Claim to fame: | Appearing on Blue Peter last year, modelling a dress I’d made on ‘After 5’ when I was about 12 aahhhh bless! | |
Player Profile - Katy Strudwick
By Viks - September 16 2005
The first of Harlequin Ladies player profiles for this season sees the spotlight on Katy Strudwick. Katy is currently Recruitment and Development officer for the club and one look at the number of new players this season shows that she's doing a fine job!