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Trailer for England documentary gets the World Cup pulses racing

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A trailer for the two-part documentary on the England women’s rugby team has whetted the appetite ahead of the October 8 start of the World Cup in New Zealand. Wear the Rose: An England Rugby Dream, which airs next Monday on ITV with part two scheduled for the following night, showcases behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with players in Simon Middleton’s trophy-chasing squad.

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Co-funded by RFU and O2, the production featured an embedded camera crew following the Red Roses as they prepare to take on the world in New Zealand, a campaign that begins with their Eden Park opener against Fiji on Saturday week.

England currently have the longest winning streak (25) of any international rugby union team – men or women – after beating Wales in Bristol earlier in September and they have flown down to New Zealand as favourites to win the 2021 World Cup, the tournament that was delayed a year by the pandemic.

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“We are really proud to share our story in what is a huge year for women’s rugby,” explained England captain Sarah Hunter. “These documentaries are so important in today’s world and give real insight for fans and potential fans of the future.

“It has been great to work with the crew so far and we also can’t wait to see the final piece once complete. While this documentary focuses on the team’s journey to New Zealand, we hope it inspires people to support us and for youngsters and people of all ages to get involved in the game.”

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Women’s rugby in England has enjoyed an increased appeal in recent times with last April’s home TikTok Six Nations match with Ireland in Leicester smashing the domestic attendance record with 15,836 fans watching. England Rugby marketing director Ewan Turney added: “This documentary will bring fans closer to the action than ever before and showcase the untold story of one of the world’s most successful sports teams leading into a major tournament, but it also focuses on the characters and their individual stories that make up the team.”

  • Click here to view the trailer for Wear the Rose: An England Rugby Dream
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JW 1 hour ago
'Passionate reunion of France and New Zealand shows Fabien Galthie is wrong to rest his stars'

Where? I remember saying "unders"? The LNR was formed by the FFR, if I said that in a way that meant the 'pro' side of the game didn't have an equal representation/say as the 'amateur' side (FFR remit) that was not my intent.


But also, as it is the governing body, it also has more responsibility. As long as WR looks at FFR as the running body for rugby in France, that 'power' will remain. If the LNR refuses to govern their clubs use of players to enable a request by FFR (from WR) to ensure it's players are able to compete in International rugby takes place they will simply remove their participation. If the players complain to the France's body, either of their health and safety concerns (through playing too many 'minutes' etc) or that they are not allowed to be part in matches of national interest, my understanding is action can be taken against the LNR like it could be any other body/business. I see where you're coming from now re EPCR and the shake up they gave it, yes, that wasn't meant to be a separate statement to say that FFR can threaten them with EPCR expulsion by itself, simply that it would be a strong repercussion for those teams to be removed (no one would want them after the above).


You keep bringing up these other things I cannot understand why. Again, do you think if the LNR were not acting responsibly they would be able to get away with whatever they want (the attitude of these posters saying "they pay the players")? You may deem what theyre doing currently as being irresponsible but most do not. Countries like New Zealand have not even complained about it because they've never had it different, never got things like windfall TV contracts from France, so they can't complain because theyre not missing out on anything. Sure, if the French kept doing things like withholding million dollar game payments, or causing millions of dollars of devaluation in rights, they these things I'm outlining would be taking place. That's not the case currently however, no one here really cares what the French do. It's upto them to sort themselves out if they're not happy. Now, that said, if they did make it obvious to World Rugby that they were never going to send the French side away (like they possibly did stating their intent to exclude 20 targeted players) in July, well then they would simply be given XV fixtures against tier 2 sides during that window and the FFR would need to do things like the 50/50 revenue split to get big teams visiting in Nov.

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