England's Women starts spread the word
Sep
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks' and Bristol Rugby's England Women rugby stars will be out in force this weekend, championing the game and also raising the profile of the IRB Women's Rugby World Cup which takes place in London next year.
Sharks' Katy McLean and Tamara Taylor and Bristol's Sophie Hemming and Catherine Spencer are just a few of the England stars that will be joining their Premiership clubs this Sunday to get more young people into the game.
On October 4th, the Sharks host Bristol in the Premiership at 3pm and Darlington Mowden Parks' Under 15s and cluster side Wickham/Durham will play a curtain raiser match ahead of the main event at 130pm.
The England stars from both teams will then lead a question and answer session for the under 18s players and will sign autographs and have their pictures taken.
Claire Antcliffe, RFUW Women's Rugby Development Manager, said: "This is a very exciting season for women's rugby, with the world cup being staged in London in August and September next year. Using matches like this is a terrific way of exposing young women and girls to top flight rugby, as well as helping to raise awareness of the sport.
"These Under 18s players are being given a unique chance to play in front of world class players, and then quizzing them about what it's like to play for their country. This will be a great way of showing the public how accessible women's rugby is and highlighting the high standard that women's rugby is at."
