It was joyous and uncomplicated and pretty damned close to the purest form of sport – a group of women pushing each other to excel, and given the means to do it with thorough preparation, and a grand stage on which to showcase it, yet unfettered by the responsibilities and jealousies of big wages and bitter rivalries, and under no huge pressure to win from anywhere but within.
But the world does not stand still, and over the coming week, as the Red Roses go from their celebration party in London’s Battersea Park on Sunday afternoon to TV appearances on The One Show and the rest, you will hear much comment on how to build on this tournament.
“Come and take the World Cup off us” seemed to be England’s plea, on the back of their seven consecutive finals and, overall, three wins now in the 10 editions of the competition (1994, 2014 and 2025).
England’s head coach John Mitchell will hope for many more players to choose from in future, while his Canada counterpart Kevin Rouet said it’s unsatisfactory for his players to be obliged to play in the PWR or France, while being paid a non-life-changing £400 a week.
Within this, as the Canada fly-half Taylor Perry inspiringly put it, the players were “free to be who we want to be”. Players like the Canadian wing Asia Hogan-Rochester, the first known non-binary player to play in a World Cup final, and who flashed to two tries to mark the occasion.
Canada fly-half Taylor Perry in action during the World Cup final (Photo: Getty)Perhaps this is the moment for women’s rugby to try something different.
The rumour earlier this year that all the Red Roses had at least expressed an interest in R360 shows they are open to change.
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It’s “for the girls”, as the Red Roses’ catchphrase goes – for the girls who benefit from the exertions and discipline of a physical sport, who want to get together to push boundaries and challenge societal assumptions, and to laugh and make friends and feel good, not bad, about their bodies.
The 26-year-old Botterman’s build and unapologetic attitude stand as a wonderful counterpoint to the prim-and-slim pigeon-holing of young women in the past.
The question now for these pioneers of a new frontier is which is the best way to take the next step. But, of course, they will be celebrating the achievement of their immediate goal long and loud first.
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