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WXV week one: 'I can’t wait to get out there with the girls'

Rosie Galligan during a training session ahead of WXV 1. Credit: Rosie Galligan/Red Roses

First week in Vancouver complete and it’s been a great first week.

Although the weather hasn’t been on our side, it hasn’t stopped us attacking the week. We landed in the city at about 3 pm on Friday and had the challenge of staying up for the rest of the day.

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Most of us took this as an opportunity to go shopping. There’s a great mix of shops, from your everyday brands that you’d go for at home (but a bit cheaper) to thrift shops and quirky stores where you’d find Ellie Kildunne finding outfits that no other Red Rose would pull off!

On Saturday, we headed out for a coffee at the local coffee shop. Most of us had quite a disrupted sleep but the fact we were all in the same boat made it easier to get through the day. In the afternoon we headed to Capilano Suspension Bridge which was a great experience.

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    When you’re on tour abroad you try and do things that you couldn’t do at home and make memories. The bridge was wobblier than I expected but standing in the middle of the trees with the sun going down was magical – all quickly interrupted by a bunch of rugby girls getting told off for trying to make the bridge sway!

     

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    On Sunday we did a short skills session just to get our eye on the ball. This session always surprises you because you think you’ve got over jet lag but your limbs are saying otherwise! There were a lot of dropped balls and clumsy moments but that’s why we do it. We also did some pool recovery and a small gym session to get our body moving. I felt a lot better for it and managed to get a better sleep.

    We had our first training session on Tuesday and it was good to get a hit out. It was pouring down but we managed to put some successful passages of play together. We don’t face USA regularly so it always poses a new question as to what they are going to offer. We know that they are an athletic team and will give their all for 80 minutes so it’s about nullifying their early and taking away their heart.

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    I’m really excited to be playing on the weekend. It’s been five months since I last played, where I broke my thumb in the warm-up against Ireland in the Six Nations.

    It’s always an honour to represent your country and I can’t wait to get out there with the girls on the weekend. For me it’s just about enjoying playing rugby again. I want to be in the moment, sing the anthem with pride, play some good rugby and then celebrate with my teammates and my mum and dad who have made the journey to be here. That’s what it’s all about.

    So with that.. make sure you support us on Sunday, the game kicks off at 20:30 BST and will be shown on BBC iPlayer, or if you’ve made the trip to Canada, we’ll see you at BC Place at 12:30!

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    Upnorth-taniwha 54 minutes ago
    New Zealanders may not understand, but in France Test rugby is the 'B movie'

    So with all that's been said, France sending a b team, top 14 so strong, we support ab’s, they support top 14 and WC and six nations. It is what it is, but do you think that the results of this tour have matched the outcry? Like the first test against a so called b side? Yes we won, just. The second test was better, but against a lesser team apparently. And the third test we will experiment, to a degree. But we are still not thrashing them. One would expect if the teams they are sending are so bad, then why aren't we holding them scoreless and why aren't we putting 50-60 points on them every week? We put all our emphasis on international rugby, yet the show isn't what one would think it would be considering all the facts. I don't know, but I was really expecting the ABS to come out in the first test and show France how pissed off they were that they had sent a mediocre test team. Send them home thrashed and with their Tails between there legs, but I don't know. I think they would go home confident that even if they put the b side in, they can compete against a power house AB team. Not good for us, more so for them. As we all know, the mental side of international rugby is huge. Players confidence can set there path for their careers. So I think it was a perfect chance to absolutely dent the confidence of these up and comers, so when they faced us again in the future, they wouldnt be so keen! And if the ABs had really smashed this team and any other team that done the same, then it would be a message to all international sides. That if you do so, you do so at your own risk and at the expense of the growth of your players going forwards. I get what everyone is saying in regards to all the other stuff. Yes we have a lot to work on. But firstly we need to win, and win big. Otherwise these complaints of b sides, look rather silly. Yes we are 2 nil up. The second test against a much weeker side was better-ish. But C'mon, if they want to send b sides, we should treat them like that, and really be smashing them. Confidence in any player, can be changed for the entirety of their careers. Maybe if we did this, they would realise the effects and send stronger teams. But I don't think that so far this series, any player would feel like they wouldn't want another go at the ABs and can face up to them. Just a thought

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