Donna Kennedy (born 16 February 1972) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former international player who played for the national team from 1993 to 2010.
In 2015, the Donna Kennedy Cup, an annual top-level women's rugby competition, was launched in her honour.
[8][9] In 1993, Kennedy made her debut in a match against Ireland in what was Scotland's first women's full-cap international.
[13][14][15] In April 2004, she gained a 74th Scotland cap and became the world's most–capped woman rugby player, surpassing England's Gill Burns.
[16] Kennedy's 82nd cap equalled the Scottish record that Gregor Townsend had made for the men's team.
[8] In September 2006, Scotland played their 100th match and finished sixth at the IRB Women's Rugby World Cup.
[18] On 21 March 2007 she played in the final game of the 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship, gaining her 100th cap and becoming the first woman in the world and the first Scot of either gender to reach this total.
[1] Kennedy was announced as the coach for the Scottish Women's Rugby Union Academy team in 2007.