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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

Premiership Women’s Rugby gears up to surf England’s World Cup wave

Natasha 'Mo' Hunt and Zoe Aldcroft of Gloucester-Hartpury lift the Premiership Women's Rugby trophy after their team's victory in the final against Saracens in March
Gloucester-Hartpury have won the title for the past three seasons and will be aiming to reach the PWR final at the Stoop in June. Photograph: Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images

The Premiership Women’s Rugby season begins at the Stoop on Friday, just across the road and almost a month on from England’s Rugby World Cup victory against Canada in the final at Twickenham.

One of the most famous images of that day was the Red Roses captain, Zoe Aldcroft, jumping around with the trophy, an image her teammate Meg Jones has now had tattooed on her leg, and the Gloucester-Hartpury lock will be aiming to replicate the pictures if her club side defend the title they have won for the past three seasons come the PWR final on 28 June.

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