Try GOLD - Free
LOSSES ON MEG'S MIND
Daily Express
|August 21, 2025
Grief gives England centre motivation
ENGLAND vice-captain Meg Jones will be driven on by the pain of loss when she steps out for the Red Roses in the Women's Rugby World Cup opener tomorrow night.
Jones will face the USA at Sunderland's Stadium of Light in front of more than 40,000 fans a record for a curtain-raiser.
But, as well as the pride and excitement, the double Sevens Olympian will be thinking of her parents, having lost both in the space of four horrible months last year. Her dad Simon died of lung cancer before mum Paula passed away after a long battle with alcoholism.
Jones said: "I've always led with my heart and I'll always be passionate about what I do.
This story is from the August 21, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Daily Express

Daily Express
Global uncertainty pushes gold beyond $4k milestone
GOLD has rocketed to an all-time high as investors flock to the safe-haven asset amid worries over global economic and political uncertainty.
1 mins
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
Root inspired by skipper's Ashes preparations
Root has revealed the “infectious” powers of England skipper Ben Stokes - with the Ashes just weeks away.
2 mins
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
Malick is having a good Tyne
TOP TOON Thiaw feels at home
1 min
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
Intoxicating! Bumper apple crop produces super-strength ciders
THE long, hot summer has led to bumper apple crops this year producing some cider so strong businesses are unable to sell it to pubs.
1 min
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
Dolly tells fans: I ain't dead yet
DOLLY Parton yesterday insisted she \"ain't dead yet\" after speculation about her health.
1 min
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
'Our lives are a daily struggle for survival'
A MOTHER in Gaza whose two children have known only war in their short lives has shared her dream for a future in which they can live \"without fear\".
4 mins
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
PASSPORT CHECKS BAFFLE BELLAMY
FOOTBALL: WALES BOSS BACK RIVAL TUCHEL.
2 mins
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
CAN WE ESCAPE OUR FISCAL BLACK HOLE?
As Kemi Badenoch introduces a new 'economic golden rule' to tackle Britain's £2.9trillion debt pile, three experts outline how worried we should be about the prospect of national bankruptcy
6 mins
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
Asian hornet fears as nest finds double
THE deadly bee-eating Asian hornet population is growing \"exponentially\" in England, experts have warned.
1 min
October 09, 2025
Daily Express
British pair plead guilty over £75m wine fraud
A BRITISH conman has admitted his role in a £75million fraud which duped investors into backing loans for fake millionaire wine collectors.
1 min
October 09, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size