Coined 'Rugby's Brightest Star', 25 year old fullback Ellie Kildunne started playing when she was seven years old.

After climbing the ranks as one of the few women at Keighley Rugby Club, she made her professional debut with Gloucester-Hartpury in 2017 before joining Wasps and Harlequins. In 2024 the Yorkshire native represented Great Britain at the Paris Olympics and helped England win the Six Nations Grand Slam as the tournament’s top try scorer, securing her the titles of Guinness Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship and World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year. In July 2025, Kildunne was called up to the Red Roses squad for the Rugby World Cup, commencing August 22.