Red Roses - news, interviews, opinion and more - The Rugby Paper https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:22:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RP-flavicon-150x150.jpg Red Roses - news, interviews, opinion and more - The Rugby Paper https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/ 32 32 Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422724/red-roses-14/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422724/red-roses-14/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 02:59:26 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=422724 By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March 2024 Caps: 5 Why I play rugby: To show people that if you put your mind to something, it will come Maddie Feaunati had the choice to play for New Zealand, Samoa or England […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422724/red-roses-14/feed/ 0 Cokayne in for Red Roses decider https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422654/cokayne-in-for-red-roses-decider/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422654/cokayne-in-for-red-roses-decider/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:40:43 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=422654 Amy Cokayne comes in for the injured Lark Atkin-Davies as England take on France in a third-consecutive Grand Slam deciding match on Saturday. The match in Bordeaux will be the fourth time in a row that the Red Roses have faced Les Bleues for the Championship in the final match, with the pair also settling […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422654/cokayne-in-for-red-roses-decider/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs prop Liz Hanlon https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422266/red-roses-13/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422266/red-roses-13/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2024 02:59:30 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/422266/red-roses-13/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Epsom, Surrey Date of Birth: 30/07/01 Community Club: Sutton & Epsom RFC Red Roses caps: 0 Why I Play Rugby: To play my part in growing the sport Exeter Chiefs prop Liz Hanlon is knocking on the door of an inaugural England cap and says she’s where she is today courtesy […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/422266/red-roses-13/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Mackenzie Carson https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/421672/mackenzie-carson/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/421672/mackenzie-carson/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 02:59:17 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/421672/mackenzie-carson/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: British Columbia, Canada Date of birth: 24/06/98 Community club: Abbotsford RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March 2023 Caps: 13 Why I Play Rugby: For the enjoyment it gives me Canada-born Mackenzie Carson made her international debut against England but six years on is an important figure in John Mitchell’s side. […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/421672/mackenzie-carson/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/421154/sydney-gregson/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/421154/sydney-gregson/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:59:14 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/421154/sydney-gregson/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales February 2015 Caps: 4 Why I play rugby: Because I’m a super competitive person Sydney Gregson had been left out of the international wildness for nine years before coming off the bench in last […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/421154/sydney-gregson/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Saracens second row Rosie Galligan https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/420644/red-roses-12/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/420644/red-roses-12/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2024 02:59:29 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/420644/red-roses-12/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Finchley, North London Date of birth: 30/04/98 Community club: Aylesford Bulls RFC Red Roses debut: vs Ireland February 2019 Caps: 15 Why I play rugby: It’s the first sport that made me feel 100 per cent myself The early stages of Rosie Galligan’s rugby career were riddled with adversity but the […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/420644/red-roses-12/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury lock Zoe Aldcroft https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/420173/zoealdcroft/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/420173/zoealdcroft/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2024 03:59:26 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/420173/zoealdcroft/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Scarborough Date of birth: 19/11/96 Community club: Scarborough RFC Red Roses Debut: vs France July 2016 Caps: 48 Why I Play Rugby: To make my family proud and the energy it brings Zoe Aldcroft has endured a frustrating, injury-hit 2023/24 but has returned just in time to start England’s Six Nations […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/420173/zoealdcroft/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury back row Sarah Beckett https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/419059/red-roses-11/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/419059/red-roses-11/#respond Sun, 10 Mar 2024 03:59:21 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/419059/red-roses-11/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Liverpool Date of birth: 14/02/99 Community club: Firwood Waterloo RFC Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2018 Caps: 34 Why I play rugby: Because I love the game Being a professional female rugby player no doubt comes with its challenges and the issue of body image insecurities that are caused by […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/419059/red-roses-11/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Saracens prop Kelsey Clifford https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/418688/kelsey-clifford/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/418688/kelsey-clifford/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 03:59:05 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/418688/kelsey-clifford/ By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Barnet, Date of birth: 11/12/01 Community club: Finchley RFC, Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March 2023, Caps: 3 Why I play rugby: My dad and brother played so it’s always been in the family Kelsey Clifford is hoping her ability to play both sides of the scrum will boost her chances […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/418688/kelsey-clifford/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Maud Muir https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/418031/maudmuir/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/418031/maudmuir/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 03:59:20 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=418031 By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Oxford Date of Birth: 12/07/01 Community Club: Oxford Harlequins Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand November 2021 Caps: 25 Why I Play Rugby: To be an example for aspiring female rugby players Maud Muir is eagerly anticipating the Six Nations as she believes the competition will be closer than ever due […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/418031/maudmuir/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Helena Rowland https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/417171/helena-rowland/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/417171/helena-rowland/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:59:20 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=417171 Loughborough Lightning fly-half Birthplace: Doncaster Date of birth: 19/09/99 Community club: Aylesbury RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy November 2020 Caps: 28 Why I play rugby: Being a visible person for aspiring female players Helena Rowland says watching the opening rounds of the men’s Six Nations has fuelled the fire for the Red Roses’ turn […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/417171/helena-rowland/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Lucy Packer https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/416543/red-roses-10/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/416543/red-roses-10/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 03:59:15 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=416543 HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Swansea Date of birth: 02/02/2000 Community club: Amman United Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2021 Caps: 16 Why I play rugby: To give back to my family and show how much I appreciate them Competition to become England’s first choice scrum-half is arguably the highest it’s ever been and after missing […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/416543/red-roses-10/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Lilli Ives Campion https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/415871/lilli-ives-campion/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/415871/lilli-ives-campion/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 03:59:32 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/415871/lilli-ives-campion/ By BEN JAYCOCK Loughborough Lightning lock Birthplace: Shrewsbury, Date of birth: 10/10/03 Community club: Telford, Hornets Caps: 0 Why I Play Rugby: I do it for my parents who have sacrificed so much for me Lilli Ives Campion watched from the stands when England secured the Grand Slam last year in front of a record […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/415871/lilli-ives-campion/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Katie Buchanan https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/415336/katie-buchanan/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/415336/katie-buchanan/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 03:59:28 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/415336/katie-buchanan/ By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER CHIEFS WINGER Birthplace: Mansfield Date of birth: 31/07/03 Community club: Mansfield RFC Caps: 0 Why I play rugby: For the feeling you get when you’re on the pitch with your team-mates. Following a breakthrough year with Exeter Chiefs, uncapped Katie Buchanan is delighted to have been called up to the Red […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/415336/katie-buchanan/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury centre Tatyana Heard https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/414866/red-roses-9/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/414866/red-roses-9/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2024 03:59:00 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/414866/red-roses-9/ By BEN JAYCOCK Date of birth: 14/01/95 Birthplace: Pisa, Italy Community club: Malton and Norton RUFC Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2018 Caps: 18 Why I Play Rugby: For the sense of honour and pride it gives me AFTER winning her first cap in 2018, Tatyana Heard fell out of favour with England after […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/414866/red-roses-9/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Connie Powell https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/414173/conniepowell/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/414173/conniepowell/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 03:58:58 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=414173 RED ROSES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Birthplace: Ipswich Date of birth: 13/07/00 Community club: Sudbury RFC Red Roses debut: 2021 vs USA Caps: 11 Why I play rugby: It makes me a better person because it provides a purpose in my life. THE British and Irish Lions look set to reveal plans for a three-Test women’s tour […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/414173/conniepowell/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Emma Sing https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/413535/red-roses-8/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/413535/red-roses-8/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2024 03:59:21 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=413535 GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY FULL-BACK Birthplace: South Molton, Devon Date of birth: 11/03/01 Community club: South Molton RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March 2022 Caps: 6 Why I play rugby: To give back to my family for all the support they’ve given me Emma Sing shone on the biggest stage last weekend as her Gloucester-Hartpury side beat […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/413535/red-roses-8/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Sadia Kabeya https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/413084/red-roses-7/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/413084/red-roses-7/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2023 03:59:12 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/?p=413084 ENGLAND FLANKER Birthplace: Lewisham Date of birth: 22/02/02 Community club: Streatham & Croydon RFC Club: Loughborough Lightning England debut: v Canada November 2021 Caps: 13 Why I Play Rugby: For how much joy it brings into my family’s lives Sadia Kabeya is one of very few black female professional rugby players and feels she has […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/413084/red-roses-7/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Morwenna Talling https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/412752/morwennatalling-2/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/412752/morwennatalling-2/#respond Sun, 24 Dec 2023 03:59:05 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/412752/morwennatalling-2/ RED ROSES ENGLAND NO.8 Birthplace: Northallerton, Yorkshire Date of birth: 05/08/02 Community club: Malton & Norton RUFC Club: Sale Sharks Red Roses cebut: vs Italy 2020 Caps: 11 Why I play rugby: I’ve loved it rom the first time I picked up a rugby ball At the age of just 21, Morwenna Talling is already […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/412752/morwennatalling-2/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Holly Aitchison https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/412083/red-roses-6/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/412083/red-roses-6/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 03:59:00 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/412083/red-roses-6/ ENGLAND FLY-HALF Birthplace: Formby, Merseyside, Date of Birth: 13/09/1997 Community club: Waterloo Rugby Club, Club: Bristol Bears, Red Roses Debut: 2021 v New Zealand, Caps: 25 Why I Play Rugby: Enjoyment and to make sure women’s rugby is achievable. Holly Aitchison has transitioned from outside centre to fly-half and is revelling in the added responsibilities […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/412083/red-roses-6/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Ella Wyrwas https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/411580/red-roses-5/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/411580/red-roses-5/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 03:58:58 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/411580/red-roses-5/ SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Enfield Date of Birth: 07/03/99 Community Club: Saracens Minis Red Roses Debut: 2023 vs Scotland Caps: 6 Why I Play Rugby: I love the game, it brings me so much joy whether that’s watching or playing. As soon as I stop enjoying it I won’t have the motivation. Following a remarkable breakthrough […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/411580/red-roses-5/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Natasha Hunt https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/410989/natashahunt/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/410989/natashahunt/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 03:59:25 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/410989/natashahunt/ GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Gloucester, Date of Birth: 21/03/89 Community Club: Drybrook RFC, Red Roses Debut: 2011 vs USA, Caps: 67 Why I play rugby: I want to be the best I can be, always striving to get better. The people involved in rugby are all special. Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt endured a rollercoaster 2022/23 season that […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/410989/natashahunt/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Jess Breach https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/410461/red-roses-4/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/410461/red-roses-4/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 03:59:25 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/410461/red-roses-4/ ENGLAND AND SARACENS WINGER Birthplace: Chichester Date of Birth: 04/11/1997 Community Club: Chichester & Pulborough Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: 2017 vs Canada Caps: 33 Why I Play Rugby: To have fun and make memories with some of my besties but at the same time to inspire the next generation England won the inaugural WXV […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/red-roses/410461/red-roses-4/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Marlie Packer https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/385747/red-roses-3/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/385747/red-roses-3/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:59:21 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/385747/red-roses-3/ BACK ROW, CAPTAIN Birthplace: Yeovil DOB: 02/10/1989 Community Club: Ivel Barbarians, now known as Yeovil RFC Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: May 2008 v Sweden Caps: 99 Why I play rugby: It’s a sport that allows me to express myself and has given me so many incredible opportunities Following in the footsteps of England’s all-time […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/385747/red-roses-3/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Alex Matthews https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/385314/alex-matthews/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/385314/alex-matthews/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 03:58:59 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/385314/alex-matthews/ Position: Flanker DOB: 03/08/93 Community Club: Camberley Rugby Club Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Birthplace: Camberley, Surrey Red Roses Debut: November 2011 vs France Caps: 61 Why I play rugby: Whenever I cross the white line, I’m in the moment with no thought at all. Alex Matthews was left heartbroken last week as her beloved former club Worcester Warriors […]

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]]> https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/385314/alex-matthews/feed/ 0 Red Roses: Meg Jones https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/384866/red-roses-2/ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/world/womens-international/384866/red-roses-2/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 02:59:04 +0000 https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/384866/red-roses-2/ Position: Winger, Birthplace: Cardiff - Wales, DOB: 23/10/1996, Community Club: Glamorgan Wanderers, Club: Leicester Tigers, Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand 2015, Caps: 15 Why I play rugby: I love the self acceptance of it and it’s made me who I am, with the ability to better myself. While England’s backline for the WXV tournament […]

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