Alison Kervin is the Sports Editor of the Mail on Sunday newspaper. She is the first female Sports Editor of a national newspaper in England.



Before her editing job, Alison worked as chief sports feature writer for The Times, chief sports interviewer for the Daily Telegraph and editor of Rugby World magazine.

She has a hugely varied sporting CV. A sports science graduate, she was in the England gymnastics squad before qualifying as a coach for no fewer than 10 sports. In 1991, she became the first woman to referee a rugby match at Twickenham.

In 1994 she was appointed editor of Rugby World magazine. In 1997 she became publisher of IPC sports publications, overseeing Rugby World and Golf Monthly.

In 1999 she became rugby editor of The Times, before becoming the paper’s chief sports feature writer in 2003.

She left in 2006 to embark on a series of book projects: she wrote World Cup winning Rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward’s biography, and co-wrote autobiographies with Olympic athlete Denise Lewis and England rugby stars Jason Leonard and Phil Vickery. She has also written a History of the Rugby World Cup and five novels.

From 2008-9, Alison was also chief sports interviewer for the Daily Telegraph.

Away from newspapers and magazines, Alison has written a vast array of books - from authoritative sports books, to light-hearted comedy. She has written fifteen books in total, all of which are listed in the books section of this website.

You can get in touch with Alison through the contact button.