Maxine Edwards MBE
BSc Business Information Systems, 1998
IT HEAD, CHARLES DARWIN SCHOOL
Maxine captained the England Women’s rugby union team, winning 45 caps. A veteran of three World Cups, in 2003 she led the team out on their historic first appearance at Twickenham, the home of English rugby, and in the same year captained the side to a Six Nations Grand Slam win.
She received an MBE in 2010 for services to Women’s Rugby.
A tough and uncompromising prop forward, Maxine played her club rugby with Saracens, Blackheath and Bromley. Throughout a career lasting 25 years, she juggled rugby with study at Greenwich, motherhood and her work as a business analyst and then as a teacher.
She is now Head of IT at Charles Darwin School in south-east London.
“As a mature student, I was impressed by the full inclusivity of the university. It didn’t matter who you were or where you were from.”
Claire Frost
BEd Secondary, 1995
ASSISTANT HEAD, LANGDON PARK SCHOOL
Claire was one of three Greenwich representatives in the England squad for the 1998 Rugby World Cup.
An all-action Number Eight, she won 42 caps for England. Unusually for a forward, she was also a prodigious place-kicker.
In 2003 she became the first woman to score a try at Twickenham.
Claire was an inspirational captain at Saracens from 1998-2002, leading the club to the Premiership title in 2000 and again in 2002. Her career there lasted 22 years.
Claire’s rugby journey began at Greenwich with the university team.
Like the others, Claire combined rugby with a full-time career and is now Assistant Head at Langdon Park School, a secondary school in east London.
Claire Green
BSc Sports Science, 1996
DIRECTOR, GREEN THOMPSON
Claire first took up rugby while a student at Greenwich and played for the university team. This led to playing all three years in a row for England Students.
Progressing through the England ranks, she featured in the 1998 World Cup squad and went on to play for England until 2005.
A formidable operator in the second row engine room, Claire won 35 international caps and played for Saracens and Wasps at club level.
In tandem with her rugby commitments, Claire built a successful career in IT recruitment and co-founded Green Thompson Consulting.
She is also an investor and consultant with Railsbank, a technology platform that connects fintech companies to a global network of banks.
Maxine Edwards MBE
BSc Business Information Systems, 1998
IT HEAD, CHARLES DARWIN SCHOOL
“As a mature student, I was impressed by the full inclusivity of the university. It didn’t matter who you were or where you were from.”
Maxine captained the England Women’s rugby union team, winning 45 caps. A veteran of three World Cups, in 2003 she led the team out on their historic first appearance at Twickenham, the home of English rugby, and in the same year captained the side to a Six Nations Grand Slam win.
She received an MBE in 2010 for services to Women’s Rugby.
A tough and uncompromising prop forward, Maxine played her club rugby with Saracens, Blackheath and Bromley. Throughout a career lasting 25 years, she juggled rugby with study at Greenwich, motherhood and her work as a business analyst and then as a teacher.
She is now Head of IT at Charles Darwin School in south-east London.
Claire Frost
BEd Secondary, 1995
ASSISTANT HEAD, LANGDON PARK SCHOOL
Claire was one of three Greenwich representatives in the England squad for the 1998 Rugby World Cup.
An all-action Number Eight, she won 42 caps for England. Unusually for a forward, she was also a prodigious place-kicker.
In 2003 she became the first woman to score a try at Twickenham.
Claire was an inspirational captain at Saracens from 1998-2002, leading the club to the Premiership title in 2000 and again in 2002. Her career there lasted 22 years.
Claire’s rugby journey began at Greenwich with the university team.
Like the others, Claire combined rugby with a full-time career and is now Assistant Head at Langdon Park School, a secondary school in east London.
Claire Green
BSc Sports Science, 1996
DIRECTOR, GREEN THOMPSON
Claire first took up rugby while a student at Greenwich and played for the university team. This led to playing all three years in a row for England Students.
Progressing through the England ranks, she featured in the 1998 World Cup squad and went on to play for England until 2005.
A formidable operator in the second row engine room, Claire won 35 international caps and played for Saracens and Wasps at club level.
In tandem with her rugby commitments, Claire built a successful career in IT recruitment and co-founded Green Thompson Consulting.
She is also an investor and consultant with Railsbank, a technology platform that connects fintech companies to a global network of banks.
