Hello Readers,
As this post goes live, I should be reexploring Twickenham
in preparation for seeing England vs Ireland at the women’s six nations tomorrow.
It’s the first time I have been back to Twickenham since my allergy disorder so
please pray for me to whatever deity you prefer. Is this a hades take the wheel
situation yes, yes it is but Hades take the wheel… I say this like I wasn’t
just humbled by my disorder last week.
Anyway, I wrote my last post about women’s rugby and The
Red Rose’s back in 2019 as part of Women’s History Week. My post was about Women who I think need more recognition and I am so happy to say that a lot has
changed for The Red Rose’s since then. Our ladies team now have 32 contracts
which means that they don’t have to work alongside training any more. I am thrilled
that I have been around to see this happen when I started watching The Red Rose’s
the team was juggling rugby games and training alongside their day jobs.
I knew that the ladies rugby matches were a thing I just didn’t
know how to attend games till after 2015. As it wasn’t till the men’s 2015
rugby world cup being held in England that I noticed The Red Rose getting any
recognition and their games became more publicised. I remember when I started going to the ladies
games and the hashtags were #WatchThemGrow and #SendHerVictorious I have enjoyed
watching them grow I have been lucky enough to see so many wonderful players
uncap and become phenomenal players.
This is only a small step dear Reader but the fact I can
now watch the ladies games on a main streaming service and not just YouTube or
even a Facebook live is brilliant. Yes, there was Red Rose’s games that looked
like they were filmed on a potato. I can’t wait to see what the next 5 years
have in store for the ladies. I think the success
of The Lioness and The Red Roses are bringing women’s sport into the forefront
and I am here for it.
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