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The day the Red Roses became box office under a noise like no other

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December 29, 2025

A sell-out crowd helped deliver a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a great advert for the sport

- Sarah Rendell

Recalling the moment that England’s captain, Zoe Aldcroft, lifted the Rugby World Cup still brings goosebumps.

Twickenham was bathed in September sunshine, there was not one empty green seat and when the Gloucester-Hartpury star raised the silverware with gold streamers and fire pyrotechnics, the roar from the crowd was a sound unmatched at any other women’s rugby game I have attended.

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