I've got 70,000 rugby photos on my camera roll

Red Roses prop Maud Muir, who documents life in camp, believes the World Cup hosts still have room to improve

- Sarah Rendell

I like capturing people's laughs; I think being able to hear it through the picture is so cool," Maud Muir says as she discusses her favourite photographs from hundreds she has taken behind the scenes in the England women's camp over the past five years.

Muir, the 24-year-old prop, and her teammates are preparing for a home Rugby World Cup, starting with the opener against USA in Sunderland next Friday.

In a quiet moment away from the intensity of squad preparations Muir discusses her other passion: the candid images she has captured of life with her club Gloucester-Hartpury, since moving to the West Country in 2022, and since she was first called up to the England squad the year before.

The pictures and vlogs have included the "heartbreaking" 2022 Rugby World Cup final defeat, and provide fans with an insight into life as a professional player. While Muir has incorporated photography into her rugby career, it has been a presence in her life for a longer period of time.

"I always loved a camera. Probably more so being on the other side - I loved having my photo taken. Whenever I saw the camera was out, I would always get in front of it.

"That's probably why I do a lot of vlogs and videos and post them on my Instagram [@maudseyeview].

"I love looking back on memories and I filmed quite a lot of the last World Cup. It's super-cool to look back on. With the Premiership wins we've had, especially before the new season starts, I resend the videos into the group chat."