Red Roses kick off World Cup in style
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EMEA Sports Editor Mitch Phillips brings you Inside Track — your preview to the sporting weekend, from the Women’s Rugby World Cup to Vuelta a Espana.
England Rugby’s women’s team, the Red Roses, have partnered with Mattel Inc.’s Barbie® brand ahead of an exciting summer of rugby.
Rochelle 'Rocky' Clark is joined by fellow Worcester and England star Heather Fisher, sharing how there's pressure on the Red Roses, coming in to a tournament with a 27-match winning streak, with what's expected to be a huge audience watching both in the stands and at home.
Much of the talk in the lead-up to this game had been centred on Jones’s opposite number Ilona Maher, rugby’s most-followed player on social media. Yet the American was largely anonymous after a couple of big carries early on while Jones was involved in so much of what was good about England.
Since their restructuring three years ago, Red Roses, as Gaborone United Ladies are fondly known, have built a reputation for winning on their second attempt.
Newsround put kids' questions to England players Zoe Harrison and Rosie Galligan ahead of the start of the Women's Rugby World Cup.
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Emily Scarratt hailed as Red Roses centre prepares for fifth World Cup: ‘She’s just incredible’
Emily Scarratt hailed as Red Roses centre prepares for fifth World Cup: ‘She’s just incredible’ - The centre is set to feature off the bench in England’s opening fixture against the United States