Sarra Elgan
Sarra Elgan Easterby | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarra Elgan Rees 1979 |
| Nationality | Welsh, British |
| Education | Trinity College, Carmarthen |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, actress and journalist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Employer(s) | TNT Sports (current) S4C (current) BBC (former) Sky Sports (former) ESPN (former) |
| Known for | Television presenter |
| Spouse | Simon Easterby (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Elgan and Kathryn Rees |
Sarra Elgan Easterby (born 1979) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter. She has covered rugby union for numerous media outlets.
Early life
[edit]Born in Neath, she is the daughter of Kathryn Rees and former Neath RFC, Wales and British Lions rugby union player, Elgan Rees.[1]
Career
[edit]Elgan studied theatre, media and music at Trinity College, Carmarthen; soon afterwards she took a role in Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm. Her first presenting job was on S4C children's show Planed Plant, before presenting for CBBC. She also sang in a Welsh-language pop music group called Cic.[2]
She began as a pitchside reporter at rugby union matches for S4C after the death of Ray Gravell in 2007.[3] Elgan has worked as a presenter on rugby union coverage on TNT Sports and its predecessor BT Sport.[4][5] She became a regular on the S4C rugby chat show Jonathan, alongside Jonathan Davies and Nigel Owens from 2018.[6]
She has also worked for ESPN,[7] and for Sky Sports covering the British Lions tour to South Africa in 2021.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In 2005 she married Irish former rugby player Simon Easterby. Former Scarlets and Wales full back Matt Cardey was best man at the wedding along with Simon's brother Guy.[9] They have one daughter, Soffia born in 2007,[10] and a son Ffredri, born in 2009.[11] They live in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. She and the children are Welsh speakers.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Doran, Lorna (31 October 2013). "The 50 Sexiest Women in Wales 2013". Walesonline. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Castle, Sue (2001). "TV's Sarra is Planed a pop career". The Free Library. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "SARRA ELGAN PASSES SCREEN TEST TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Gamester-Newton, Becky (8 March 2021). "International Women's Day 2021: BT Sport's Sarra Elgan - "Let's get more women watching women's sport... and make brilliant female athletes role models for our daughters"". BT.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Sands, Katie (24 September 2023). "Being Sarra Elgan, the Welsh TV powerhouse nailing it in the rugby world". Walesonline. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Bissett, Daniel (27 October 2018). "Jonathan - First series to be filmed at Yr Egin, Carmarthen". Daily Post. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Never too early for fireworks". ESPN. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Lions presenter praised after she responds to Bryan Habana's Welsh skills by learning some Afrikaans". nation.cymru. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Robin Turner (1 August 2005). "Wedding brings second Lions star into family". WalesOnline. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "TV Sarra and rugby husband's baby joy". Walesonline. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Whitefield, Lydia (2009). "FFREDI'S GOT HIS BABY BOOTS; Sarra and Simon's new baby born into rugby dynasty". The Free Library. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (10 March 2017). "I'm driving Ireland forward... but half the family will be supporting Wales". Independent.ie. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sarra Elgan at IMDb