Tiegan Emerton

Tiegan is a university student-athlete at Newcastle University playing for 1XV women’s rugby union. She is in the Scottish Qualifiers, on the international pathway for women’s rugby.

“Playing a sport where we’re constantly outside, I’ve seen many of my teammates suffer with sunburn over the season. I think it’s imperative that sun protection is a part of our sport protection kit and that starts with awareness. As a Sunguard ambassador I can give a voice to fellow student athletes, stressing the importance of sun protection as a player.”

Elite Sunguard Tiegan Emerton
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