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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Aaron Bower

Lindsay Hoyle says England women can take lead at Rugby League World Cup

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle with the three Rugby League World Cup trophies.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who will be president of the RFL in 2023, with the three Rugby League World Cup trophies. Photograph: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com/Shutterstock

Sir Lindsay Hoyle believes England’s leading female rugby league players have an opportunity to surpass the achievements of the Lionesses with success in the Rugby League World Cup this autumn.

Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, will be the Rugby Football League’s president in 2023 after accepting a one-year term to succeed the broadcaster Clare Balding. A lifelong rugby league fan who was chairman of the now defunct Chorley Borough in the 1990s, Hoyle has promised to use his significant platform in London to boost the game’s profile while in office.

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