Laika Swain
Parent Union Royal Navy
Total Points:0
Total Caps:5
First Capped:2024
Laika Swain is a versatile forward for the Royal Navy and the UK Armed Forces Women’s XV, usually in the back row but often found at prop. She plays her club rugby for Havant.
She won her first UKAF cap off the bench against Ealing Trailfinders in the Remembrance fixture in November 2024. In 2025 she started at number 8 against England Students at Aldershot, then played three matches at the International Defence Rugby Competition: starting at number 8 in the 65-0 win over Ireland at Basingstoke, and coming off the bench in the semi-final against France at Richmond and the 76-5 third-place play-off win over Ireland at Kingsholm.
Sources: UKAF match report
| Cap Date | Opponents | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Date: 22/11/2024 | Opponent: Ealing Trailfinders | Cap Number: 1 |
| Cap Date: 08/08/2025 | Opponent: England Students | Cap Number: 2 |
| Cap Date: 21/08/2025 | Opponent: Irish Defence Forces | Cap Number: 3 |
| Cap Date: 30/08/2025 | Opponent: Equipe de France Militaire Feminin | Cap Number: 4 |
| Cap Date: 03/09/2025 | Opponent: Irish Defence Forces | Cap Number: 5 |