Step into the heart of an historic triumph with the latest episode of Inside Line: All In, as the Red Roses travel to New Zealand for the inaugural WXV tournament.
From intense training sessions to the bonds formed off the field, this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage reveals the dedication and unity that propelled the team to a famous victory and shines a light on the special characters that make up a special team.
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Whenever you pull on the white shirt you have to raise your game because everyone seems to play their best game against us whether it’s six nations whether it’s in like World Cups and stuff I think we know that we always have to be on it pre-season that we’d had the warm-up
Games it was all culminating in putting a really dominant performance out there we want this team to go to places that this team have haven’t been before and whether that’s this season next season the World Cup the one after so we keep on growing each [Music] game for us it wasn’t about revenge
Or Redemption it was going about what we’re about now what this team’s about what’s really exciting is that we’re literally just starting so we’ve got so much further to go but this is a really really good starting point to go unbeaten and put performances out like we did it just shows
What what a squad we are and I think we can reach a whole different level uh of where we’re at right now this is it girl this where we flick the switch we’ve moved to the training facility we go be for the next week let’s make sure we really switch on
Today yeah lead yourself and Lead others roses on red red Roses I think there were couple of aims for going out to wxb we had introduced a new way of playing I guess we wanted to see that and practice like from everything we went after over attack
Defense at piece new game cycle so we wanted to see that in place and see where we we were at still being ranked number one in the world and being the ultim competitor as we are like
We wanted to win like as England we don’t just want to turn up and perform like we want to be winning games we want to be winning competition so um that was a a
Big part of what what we wanted to go and do as well so it’s a balance of seeing our game and seeing if it’s working and how we improve on that and everything we’ve done in [Music] preseason obviously I only finished played in March so to come in for
Preseason and then go out to W xv’s sort of lead on defense was uh was yeah definitely not what I had envisaged six months ago that’s for sure it probably has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done you know definitely felt
Out of my comfort zone for a lot of the three months that we’ve just had but within that you grow and I guess for me you rise to that challenge and I’ve been supported brilliantly by a management staff um and probably more importantly the girls themselves you know
Having someone come in to now coach them who they’ve not long played with and have really good friendships with it probably was a a difficult position for them to to be in but I couldn’t thank them enough for how they accepted me into the role and how they’ve
They’ve supported me with it like it’s been really nice to go back into the environment and and be be part of a new challenge and to play a small part in that is has been pretty pretty pleasing we’ve never had someone so focus and responsibility for defense like it’s always being
Picked up by other coaches who are doing something else so for me to be able to bring in just a finer detail and attention on exactly what it is we want to do defensively and give the players some real
Clarity on how they go after it and what success looks like and what we want I think made it slightly easier in the to to deliver so it wasn’t necessarily anything groundbreaking it was just giving like processes Clarity um communication exactly on what people could could go after and
We saw some really um positive transfer into into the games um that we had in the warmup and in [Music] wxv training at at that those facilities were it was yeah it was pretty special to train
There to have an Insight of where other people are training when they’re at the top of the game as Well you feel very professional when you’re there you feel like that’s where you’re meant to be to have access to a pool and to a sauna and to red light therapy and there was cryotherapy there
And there was a coffee shop on site it was just it felt like that’s where we deserve to be there’s training like the top in the world but also the lifestyle of you know you had your
Own like Apartments it was and they were nicer than my own apartment at home but it allowed you to have your own space which I think is difficult when you’re in a hotel to find your own space and
Be in your own head and reflect yourself the facilities that they had just made you want to train better definitely um and it made you realize all the extras you can be doing whether that’s recovery or having the interactive board up to kick the ball out and get some feedback of
Your accuracy where it can come into a game and you can have fun from it um was pretty special and I’m definitely grateful that we were able to be [Music] there it’s always very daunting
When it comes to selection I think more because I get excited to play and I thrive off of that as as everyone does and you put all the work in and you just want to then perform it’s almost like a performance when I wasn’t soed for that game firstly I was really disappointed
Just SE on what we said before because I did want to play we just got to New Zealand we’d had a week down week and then so it was ultim like two weeks not playing but it’s then a case
Of what will be will be and how can you then help the squad to be that better Squad even if you’re not playing and that week was all about how can I grow the team how can I make
Sure that this team are going to play the best rugby in the weekend and not just win but smash It 2 it [Music] down when we’re actually out in New Zealand I met TJ from um the All Blacks and a quote he said in the the documentary that was done years and years ago was around not word for word don’t quote me on it
But it was around if you’re not going to be this so he’s a scrum half if you’re not going to be the starting n then you need to be the the best bag carrier for the team if you’re not going to
Be the bag carrier and you in NPR and you’re not playing at all you need to be the best defender when it comes to training but if you’re going to be that starting player you’ve got to be the best
Nine in the world so there’s always a place for you and it was really nice to have that reflection with him because it’s definitely something that’s inspired me to have that mindset that first 20 minutes is so important to us not everything’s going to go our way but it’s how then we back
It up we flip it and back it up yeah this is the start of our tournament but let’s go out there enjoy it tomorrow you know I said a few weeks ago I said I think we’re ready to play I
Was lying genuinely if you look if you look back at this week our preparation yeah I think it’s have been our best prepar preparation week we’ve had so far right outstanding yeah the guys that are not involved preparing the team to play like brilliant and you can really see now elements of
Our game really starting to come but soft errors has gone down massively yeah so when I say now we’re ready to play I genuinely believe we are or you are yeah well on for a great week let’s make
Sure we’re taking it into the game byebye let just say roses are red red roses we talk about our values and our culture and definitely it came through so much when nprs are doing their topup
Session obviously we finished the the main bulk of the session and the MPR have got to stay out and do their topup running and players stay to cheer them on and give them support obviously they can’t
Run with them but they can be there to encourage them and support them which I think shows massive value and just how important every member of the squad is it shows that it really is not just
The starting 15 uh it’s not the the 23 that are playing but it’s the whole Squad that are there and everyone’s going to be there to push people on the same way I’ve just said how is a defensive
Player when you’re not playing you’re pushing the the starters on it kind of takes quite an isolating situation of not being in the squad away and you feel like it is kind of that one te one [Applause] dream Uh good luck for your first game against the waloos I’m sure it’s a good way to get into it and we hope that we’ve given you every opportunity to put your best foot forward in being uh part of
The Faro this week at the campus it’s every team that comes in like you guys have stayed with us we go through a small welcome and welcome you to the Waka and we attach this rope with the
TOA to a PO tying post over here that Ben will describe in a little bit more detail and that basically signifies to you guys that you’re on the wer you’re attached to the facility you’re looking after the place like you look after your jersey as the red roses you’re a caretaker and you
Wait you put it in a better place than what you what you found it when most people look at this they just look like yeah it’s a rope but if you actually doep dive deep down into
What the Rope is if you take each of these little strands that are on the rope and if you think of give it as I’m a strand you’re a strand you’re a strand you’re a strand and if
We all connect all of our strands together then this rope is unbreakable um us as the red roses we talk about being World leading on and off the pitch but these facilities that we’ve been
Here um for this past week is World leading and we’ve really enjoyed it um so thank you so much and not just you guys everyone that works behind the scenes tily the food’s been great the rooms
Have been great so yeah thank you very much and we have a small gift for you as well um so J just an England shirt sign from us just to say thank you for having us a [Applause] right
Daisy you have been a fantastic addition to the red roses Squad and your commitment and desire to becoming the best player you can is incredible from rooming with you and learning about Journey makes me so excited to see you take the field tomorrow so Daisy welcome to the red
Roses what’s been really great to see is see the group grow like the squad grow every the week like the improvements we’ve made in our game um um the only thing I think left to do now is go and put in a performance most important thing we enjoy doing that yeah ready to
[Applause] go England set piece works well bottom and charging bumping bodies and crashing over the line what a charge and what a strike from Hannah botman pops the ball for Jones spins along the hands are quii they good the footwork
From breach is excellent the step and the weave and now the strength pops it back in field and L is on the board for England coming on VI Little D Down The Blind Side and Jess breach has scored plenty of tries this one will be one of their
Easiest and a little thumbs up o h likes it with some strong carries a little short ball for M Jones in close oh It’s Tricky it was coming and Megan Jones scores for England England with the opening win of w xv1 the thing I was most pleased about um was the
Defensive set at the very end we’d won the game but I think we defended for like 20 odd phases which is a ridiculous amount for nearly 3 minutes and I guess as a defensive coach you want the mindset of people not want to concede and that’s at any point but that
Just shows you the mindset of the team about actually regardless of whether the games were or where we are they just don’t want anyone to to cross that white line and and for me that that’s about how they want to defend and actually that’s a really good characteristic we and trait
We we want about our our defensive side we’re a new look England side um and we’re we’re really enjoying the way we’re playing at the moment we’ve got new um coaching staff and Mitch is now here with us we’ve done a lot of training without him but we’re really pleased that he’s
Here with us now and look we’re just looking to keep growing and building into next week’s game it seemed such a long time ago but uh when the girls were back in Chester and and I think we
Created a video for for the girls and just asked them four questions um that I think they needed to consider as they uh went about preparing to own and bring to life uh the values so so for me that
I think that was probably a really significant uh moment what I loved about it is that the staff the leadership group and the and the players they’ve they’ve been able to bring it to life the red roses have set outstanding standards in in the Six Nations have created a legacy in
Test rugby already so there’s a uh a lot of goodness there because they’re been very very good at that level now there’s an opportunity to to become greater better and then give ourselves the the chance to rightly contest you know a a World Cup final at home you know all all those
Factors put together with my own personal wire around desire to to lead a program again I think um there’s enough little things in in there I guess that that really can um allow you to get each morning and go get after them and um and that’s what excites me I think having Mitch
Comeing uh to Camp is brilliant the detail he’s coming with um how he wants to to push the game forward like I said we’ve always we’ve been a great side and he’s always always acknowledged that but like what’s the next level this group can go to and he’s really driven that it feels
Like we’re complete now yeah I think at the start I was quite I don’t don’t say worried okay I’ll say the word worried but if he takes that wrong then cut that out um I I think I was
Worried only because we didn’t know him at all it was just this question mark on who is this person Mitch who’s going to be coming in his knowledge is just crazy sometimes it’s a little bit too
Crazy and I’m I I just nod my head I’m like yeah okay and I can wa thinking I have no idea what he’s just said but then he will always pick up the conversation after and and make sure that
We’re on the same page and he can learn from us as much as we’re learning from him because it’s a different environment that he’s in as well he’s coaching women and I’m glad that he’s here for the ride um and the journey because it’s going to go to places he’s probably not been
Before [Music] hello [Applause] You have to move [Music] [Applause] [Music] back that be great for me leadership isn’t just about the decision making it’s about how you Empower everyone around you to be the best version of themselves and like to get the best out of them so that’s definitely something I strive to
[Applause] do yeah like I like I just enjoy seeing people thrive and seeing people really enjoying what they do and like knowing their worth and knowing their value so that’s kind of how I invisage leadership and how I try and go about [Applause] it Hol
Yeah get out CL yes stay in there stay in there cast cast on Kick cast on Kick pass I missed out on the world upup and then still went back in for the Six Nations the following year which still under the same coaching staff to get the opportunity again like obviously
When the coaching staff changes you never know if you’re still going to be in the mix and to get the opportunity to go for preseason and then to get that on the playing for wxv was everything it was it was awesome like there’s a real freshness about it there’s a new game plan
Um nines are quite involved in that which is how I like to play the rugby like I like I mentioned earlier but I love to be in the thick of of it I love to try and get the best out of people so
Get people running off you try and find space and that’s how I enjoy playing the game so to have that almost game plan implemented at International level kind of suited the way that I wanted to play and I genuinely think that we are just on a trajectory that is going so far
Forward hold it hold I put everything into rugby like I absolutely love the game playing for England is the ultimate and I’ve done it for so many years and it’s still as special as the first time I did it to then have
That disappointment of something you’ve worked so hard towards it was it’s really tough and I think you’ve kind of got two options you either say yeah I’m done and obviously at my age like do
You want to put yourself back through all of that um to potentially have the same outcome but I just knew that I had more to give like I don’t feel like I’ve ever fully fulfilled what I’m capable
Of um definitely in a white shirt so like as soon as that call came in I think I had the weekend and I was like no I’m not done like this is something that I want to go after it’s probably spurred me
On um to 2025 he wouldd have known whether I would have still been here still been playing still had the drive for it if I had have gone to the World Cup last year um but I definitely have
The drive now like I want to playing home World Cup like I’ve made no bones about that like I want to be there and I’ll do everything I can put myself in the best shape possible and that’s just
The mindset like getting back to New Zealand with the girls just meant so so much and like those moments with the girls they’re what I do it [Music] for you felt controlled looked organized like even on the unstructured play we had options and I could hear so much communication they gave
Real Clarity to the ball receiver and then the next receiver okay and it’s spot on really really good lose somebody that like you trust instantly so we’ve had some really honest and really good conversation so back when she first came into the role and I was still on the outskirts of the whole
Squad she sat down with me um gave me some real clear directive work on stuff that I could go put in place um again gave me that confidence to to go after it and to to give it a go and she’s
Been brilliant um in terms of how she’s gone about trying to ignite like a passion in all of us to play the game and it’s it’s a really cool feeling to know that somebody’s just got your back
And especially in that environment like everyone’s there to do their best so to have somebody that really is living and breathing that is is really important I think it’s absolutely crucial to any successful coaching relationship that you take a lot of time and you’re really deliberately
Trying to get to know those players understanding what what their values are what makes them tick what motivates them any negative experiences they’ve had in the past as well is is really important to building that relationship and that level of understanding between the coach
And a player as to how we’re going to push one another and get to places that we’ve not been [Music] before so I think my coaching philosophy has evolved but it’s always stemmed from a place of how I can get the best out of people so I think nobody has a ceiling
I think there’s always room for growth and Improvement but it’s all about how you go after that and what that looks like so My Philosophy is to empower the athlete and for them to recognize who they are as a person what triggers them what drives
Them what really pushes them past that point that they thought they couldn’t go to before and then how we harness those all together to create the ultimate package of a world class player so I think the kicking game in the women’s side of the game hasn’t been explored as much as
It could be yet I think think there potentially has been a perception of female players being Limited in that aspect of the game but again through my philosophy you can probably see that I’m like there are no limits to potential There Are No Ceilings so let’s break these barriers down
And let’s show them what we can really do giving that kind of energy and confidence the player and then putting in that specific skill development as a resource to them can only enhance what can
Be an aspect of the game that can cause a lot of oppositions a lot of trouble so you’ve got opportunities to um to disrupt defensive systems you’ve got opportunities to kick to compete
In the air and get the ball back and it’s just another layer of the game that you can add on so that teams defensively don’t know how to stop you and that’s why it’s such a crucial piece to this [Music] [Applause]
Puzzle I think Lou’s done so well in just trying to breed that confidence amongst the group to allow us to try and express ourselves but also to get behind each other when we do it so it’s not just the fact that we’re able to go after the kick she’s really encouraging that
Space and encouraging us to go with our instinct which is huge for any player coming up through the ranks I think you’ve only just seen like what we’re trying to get I think there’s so much more to come from this group we have to remember that these are exceptionally talented players
They’ve got a lot of experience and they’ve got some ridiculous skills that they can use to go after what they see and I think it’s really important to actually build such a level of confidence for them to play intuitively and with Instinct and based off of what they’re presented
With in front of them than just having a one set plan on to do this regardless of what’s happening in front of you and that’s that’s the kind of level that I push to I I want the players to be
Creative I want them to be really bold I want them to think outside the box of how they can go after weaknesses in teams and I just want them to feel really confident in those moments to recognize
What the picture is in front of them and know that they’ve got the experience the skill set the evidence Bank as I call it to go after it and solve that problem and execute and get that
Try you gave the pressure okay which forces then us to work even harder to get those opportunities and that’s what we need that’s how you prep okay and although volume’s gone down the quality of everything we’re doing is going up every every single time okay and that’s because the energy
You’re bringing and the clarity of movement from people makes it that much faster so that think fast play Fast gives us those opportunities that we can absolutely capitalize on and get over that white line okay really top work today and that’s from every single one of you just SP on so we do
A little bit of um like a verbal dump from our brains onto a piece of paper prior to a game so that could be something that you’re grateful for it could be something something that you’re
Worried about that you want to get out it could be something that you’re going after and I think it just helps those players who might not be the biggest communicators verbally to actually put
That down on a piece of paper and then share it so we can share it with the group they can share it with me and vice versa I will write something down to them that I think is really important
For them to read and to hear and to recognize but that can be done in a really private space so they can they can take it and digest it when they’re ready again it shows that I care about
Them it shows that they care about one another and ultimately the game of rugby you have to care you’re putting your bodies on the line and you’re you’re going out there understanding how one another operates how they’re feeling before a game what they want to achieve in that game
Will only unite them into to been exceptionally stronger when they take the field like I said today let’s let’s trust our preparation I think over the last two weeks in particular like you flip the switch so you think back to last week we had two real good sessions battle team hit day and
I think we’ve just bettered it this week so just massive good luck tomorrow yeah we’re building really nicely our game is really starting to show yeah so let’s go out and attack it [Applause] tomorrow [Music]
Two of the best in the game stand at the heads of their team Marley Packer and Sophie D goody teammates in club rugby rivalries tonight as the red rose of England takes on the maple leaf of
Canada round two of wxv 1 coming to you from the south of Alor New Zealand in orty denen and now the AIS sees a little space in behind sweeping across or feris Assurance got in each other’s
Way and did she just in time get a fingertip on it kill done came through they’re going to CH field yeah so backwards by Red no clear grounding and then grounded by England TR stands I feel like we
We made the call to to kick it but we didn’t at the same time it was instinctive from Holly and I know my strength or one of my strengths are my acceleration and I can get to places quite
Quickly and ultimately if we’re going to go for something everyone needs to go for it as well we all need to be on the same page so when that kick happened it was very reactive and I just thought
I beg on the end of this in that scenario and we pulled it off and I didn’t even know whether to celebrate if I’m honest cuz I was like um now what no one else celebrated cuz I think no one
Expected it and I stood up and basically before the game we’d um we’d agreed of a celebration if we score and I kind of backed up and I thought I don’t know if I’ve scored this or not and by
The time I got to halfway I looked up at the girls and the um who were on the bench and they gave me the do it so then that’s when the whole cowboy uh thing came out and when I looked up on the screen
It was actually been shown in slow-mo which was slightly embarrassing but I’ve had to go with it since um and yeah it’s um it’s one of those things that you’ve just got to see what happens if you go
If you go after something something will happen again they roll for and it’s still their control they’ve earned a penalty but they’re going to get a try it’s brilliant they’ve got seven8 met to go and they are just rolling forward Here Comes number four for lin Davis Alli kill dun just
Slides through the tackle accelerates away little ball back in field for Jess breach who scores tries against Canada for fun what a strike for England here they come again McDonald needs no room skips out of the first tackle weaves way to the line all the speed you need and it’s Claudia
McDonald’s turn to break out for England and England power to Victory with a 45 12 win over Canada I thought the players came out and they were extremely Brave in their decision making they went after the things that we asked them to within the strategy and they they executed
It to a point where we’re recognizing where this team could possibly go it’s really exciting like especially through a new part of the game like the kicking strategy um and how much we can use that to our advantage as a team admittedly we’re always going to make some mistakes but those mistakes
Are absolutely valuable because they teach us the lessons we need to move forward and those moments are crucial to what that looks like in the long run especially as you build towards a World Cup you’re never going to get everything right and that’s the that’s the beauty of these players
Going after it the way where they are now they’re willing to take risks they’re willing to make mistakes and they haven’t got this fear of failure and that’s what we recognized in the Canada game no pressure [Music] har 2 one right stuffing even on I think the training week leading into black ferns
Was actually a really positive one we were hitting PBS in the gym we’re hitting PBS in our in our speed session and it just shows that what the snc’s were talking about back in Chester to after the warm-up games with Canada is you know we want to Peak when we
Come to the end of the tournament when we’re playing in the biggest game that that is playing against New Zealand in New Zealand and that’s definitely what we [Applause] did the black ferns game the buildup to New Zealand was obviously a pretty big week for
Us we they’re obviously reain and champions we probably knew it was going to be the toughest test we were going to have out there uh so there was a lot of preparation a lot of detail I guess from us as coaches that went in to ensure that we prepared the girls as well
As possible and and I guess tried to give them the information that the pictures we thought they were going to see with that comes only so much and the girls have to bring that intensity they have to bring the execution and they did that in bucket [Music]
Load obviously coming off the back of World Cup last year and not getting the result the whole week people are talking about this the Revenge match um how do we feel as the red roses coming back out here to play but we were quite certain I was quite certain
That actually this is a new look England side a new look red roses we’ve got new coaching staff lots of new players involved actually it was just a game coming this Saturday trust in the process trust in what we had done before all the training all the dark places we had been in
To to get us to this point come that Saturday put the performance in and we definitely did that we did a bit of slip and slideing actually it was really fun but it just shows you know we
Work hard we train hard together but then actually we have a bit of fun together after training and you know I think that gave us a real mindset that going into New Zealand we can be relaxed about it
Because then it brings out the best versions of us us as individuals but us as the red roses [Music] but you you guys should be like massively proud um of how you prepared throughout the whole campaign like the summer and since we’ve been here in New Zealand the staff myself a massively proud
Toam we’re on a journey what happens tomorrow will be yeah the exciting thing is we’re still early in this journey there’s so much more growth in the team and that’s really exciting off the boot of Holly heson England and New Zealand round two is [Applause]
Underway Matthews controlling it a back New Zealand back pedling Matthews P go scor the try brilliant from Alex Matthews superb control and physical power opens up the scoring this is England’s bread and butter there for o the M set on there over the line they crash Tri for
Away they come again low and hard and driving to the line Zoe or cro they keep plugging away to the right hun burn too easy in the end for Sierra burn Marino to De and they’ve got Advantage as well Simon goes Kennedy Simon gets New Zealand on the board you’re going have
To go and win the game multiple times yeah they’ll have another moment yeah and we’ve got to go and win the game again and then they’ll have another moment and we’ve got to go and win the game again yeah you just got to believe in the plan and STI to the process let’s
Be brave in attack let’s think fast Let’s Stay Alive both attack and D yes Ro R run Sil from heso for the corner kako scores Shing this time telling is [Applause] over England’s forward flicking near muscles old CR over old CR scores they know their
Game superbly well and they execute it when it counts England wxv one Champions World number ones an unbeaten season for the red roses world class performers binging it on a big occasion beating New Zealand in our own backyard there’s no better feeling and they put on a a
Fantastic game for us tonight didn’t stop right to the end so full credit to them but just proud of the girls it didn’t feel like we were playing that World Cup final rematch at all it just felt
Like any other game there wasn’t this nervous cuz I think when when big games happen like that there can be this nervous energy that everyone’s trying to do something but we were just so on it
As a team we were just so ready um and it was just like playing any other team we know that we’re going to come against them again and to have that in your back pocket that no this was
The feeling this is how we did it and this is how we’re going to build from it as well I think it is exciting I think the reaction after that final whistle from the squad was you know a real
Emotional one um of Happiness of relief uh it’s been it was a long 13 weeks running into into that final game at wxv and you know we put our bodies in some Dark Places um and come out of it
And come out with the result we wanted the Synergy between the team not just the team of players but we talk about the staff like everyone had done everything to to put us in the best place for
That for that game but for that final whistle and you know it all came together for [Music] [Applause] that [Applause] I didn’t think I’d be as emotional as I was like genuinely didn’t um there was a
Lot of I think fight in me from previously um obviously like getting back to a white shirt but getting back and for me to have such a big involvement in the wxv I think that was huge because for me there’s a difference being involved but also playing a big big part
In the team and and obviously like starting a couple of games out there um was was huge for me and especially getting the the nod in that final game against the black fs and being able
To throw the ball around with the girls and I think it was just that like Elation that I was back there that I was doing it on the biggest stage Against the World Cup winners but also
For world number one team um and still holding my own but also that we’ just beaten them and I knew I knew we were capable of it like I knew we could do that and although I’m
Probably coming to the end of my career like I’ve still got a few years to keep fighting for that and and to be to almost springboard this new era and I’m excited for for that opportunity
He almost sensed the emotion after the game of what it meant to to everyone um that was that was playing in in in that game you know after the Heartbreak of last year and that’s the Heartbreak for people that played in the Rugby World Cup final but also the Heartbreak for those that
Didn’t make it who wanted to there was yeah it was really great to be a part of that and feel it and feel how special and how much the squad had grown in that time and when I say Squad I
Mean the players and the staff like joined yet it was um it was nice to to be part of it after the final whistle um we’re we’re in a line shaking the new zealanders hands as we always do um celebrating the game and Harriet Martin our manager comes over to me and takes
Me to the side and I’m thinking oh well if I done wrong now what’s wrong like this isn’t a normal thing and she said I’ve got something to tell you Marley I was like okay preparing
Myself to be something bad and she’s like you’ve won World Player of the Year and oh the emotions were yeah I cried instantly to be fair I think you know it’d been a long four weeks away from
Home uh missing all of a you know just missing all your home Comforts as well and then to get an Accolade for uh individual Accolade like that is is massive and what I never realistically thought
I’d ever win but to to win it off the back of this season um is really special every player that I play with week in week out they’re the people that help put me in the gaps help make
Me be the player I am and keep keep driving me to be the best um I can be and for me I always try to keep being the best open S flanker there is in the in the red roses but in the world as
[Applause] [Music] well happy birthday to you happy [Music] birthday happy birthday to you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] carry around I think we were very very clear on our process against um New Zealand we had good plans in place in terms of building up to that our training design was all geared to
To Peak physically and um and that we were really good mentally and we we already had belief around that our game was the right way and our game was working so as a result of all
That I just think it just allowed the girls to to be able to go out on the on the pitch and and be really really clear and and bring the necessary energy collectively we were very
Much on the same page that evening and I think that’s just a really great example of of uh good preparation by by by everyone we we talk about process performance but to get the outcome is is awesome like that’s a brilliant brilliant result and credit it’s been amazing 31st of July to now
Uh what we’ve achieved already as a group uh has been been outstanding I mean the application from everybody in every area um just so proud of how everyone’s kind of really committed to what this journey is about what this team’s about um just massive kind of world we’ll see we’re already a
Strong team but we’ve become even stronger we’ve still still got uh lots of improvement left in us we’ve got identified areas in our game that uh that we that we can improve um it’s certainly not
Not not finite for us and ultimately end of the day if we continue to be very very clear uh evolve the detail and build build stronger stronger people physically and mentally then I think um you know we’ve got got an opportunity to to take our game to to another level than you
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Great stuff England. I felt a little bit bad for the backs in the NZ match – they barely got a look in, the forwards were just so dominant!
Great watching this team work together. Number 1 in the World no question 👏👏👏👏
Don’t mind the f bombs so no need to rub them out.
Kildunne is a luxury player. She can't tackle her passing, isn't great, and she is awful at defence. She is an out and out attacker.
Great Team 👍🏴
so proud of our girls 🌹🏉
Kildunne doesn't run.. she flows.
The high great sport for girls the courage & encouraged to parents have daughters enters of sports school students .
The female sports is very important !
Bill.