Speech matters, and ex- England star Nolli Waterman knows as well as most female athletes it's the small details that can often make the world of difference.
A Rugby World Cup (2014) and veteran of some 82 Test appearances, Waterman says her father Jim—a former Bath regular—still feels frustration on her behalf when she's recognised as his daughter first and foremost. "'How can you being my daughter be written before you being a World Cup-winner, Olympian or eight-time [ Six Nations ] Grand Slam winner,'" she recounted to Mirror Sport. "Why do we have to always be associated with a successful man or a man within our family?"
It's just one example of the change the former Red Roses full-back is hoping to achieve through her new career in the media. Waterman teamed up with Guinness' 'Never Settle' campaign to produce a report examining use of language during the men’s and women’s Six Nations Championships earlier in 2022.
