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Who should win BBC Sports Personality of the Year? We made the case for each nominee – and picked our winner

Is there any stopping Rory McIlroy? We asked our writers

The Independent UK

World Cup winner Abby Dow quits rugby in shock move to focus on career

The Red Roses World Cup winner Abby Dow – ‘the best right winger in world rugby’, according to the head coach, John Mitchell – has announced her retirement from professional rugby

The Guardian - UK

England Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow announces retirement

The Red Roses wing made 59 international appearances and retires aged 28

The Independent UK

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Who has been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Full shortlist, odds, favourites and list of awards

Rory McIlroy, Chloe Kelly and Lando Norris are the leading frontrunners for the Sports Personality of the Year award

The Independent UK

BBC announces major change to Sports Personality of the Year awards

The Lionesses, the Red Roses, Europe’s Ryder Cup team and the British and Irish Lions will be among the contenders for the ‘Team of the Year’ prize - to be determined by a public vote for the first time

The Independent UK

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

The new PWR season has been given a massive boost by the Rugby World Cup that brought an England triumph, unprecedented attendances and a huge rise in TV viewers

The Guardian - UK

England’s double World Cup winner Emily Scarratt announces retirement from rugby

England’s Emily Scarratt has announced her retirement from the rugby after a 17-year international career

The Guardian - UK

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England great Emily Scarratt retires from rugby after second World Cup triumph

She helped the Red Roses secure World Cup glory in 2014 and 2025, as well as 11 Six Nations titles.

The Independent UK

England captain Zoe Aldcroft on winning World Cup: ‘We had so much belief’

Back from partying in Ibiza after a ‘massive whirlwind’, the Gloucester-Hartpury forward is now focused on success in the Premiership Women’s Rugby

The Guardian - UK

Three of London's best rugby clubs for women (that you can join)

Make like a Red Rose and hit the pitch, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard

Team Europe and Red Roses use connection to past, present and future to create history

Both teams embraced the history of their sports to embody strong identities they needed to dig deep when it mattered

The Guardian - UK

Every World Cup match felt like a celebration – the breakthrough we’ve dreamed of

When I started covering the Red Roses they played Six Nations games after many fans had left, but their World Cup triumph at a sold-out Twickenham is a new dawn

The Guardian - UK

The Red Roses Victory Wraps an Unforgettable Year for Women’s Sports – but the Movement is Just Getting Started

Female athletes are tearing up the history books and defining the future of women's sports, one win at a time.

Marie Claire

World Rugby confident other nations will catch up World Cup winners England

England secured World Cup triumph on home soil in front of a capacity crowd

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Roar of the Roses: England’s road to World Cup 2025 glory – in pictures

A photographic celebration of England’s journey to World Cup glory, from the opener against USA to beating Canada in the final

The Independent UK

England’s Red Roses inspire new generation of fans with Rugby World Cup glory

The Red Roses took to Battersea Power Station to celebrate their victory at the Women’s Rugby World Cup final on Sunday (28 September).

The Independent UK

The three bold calls that paid off for England in Women’s World Cup win

The Red Roses secured a first World Cup crown since 2014 with victory on home soil

The Guardian - UK

England have won hearts and minds, a prize even greater than the World Cup

The Red Roses have done for rugby what the Lionesses have done for football – putting women’s sport at the forefront

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The Guardian - UK

Exciting attack, clear culture and a new captain: how England won Rugby World Cup

After the heartache of the previous final, changes were made to the coaching staff and an emphasis placed on communication

Evening Standard

Rugby fans hail Red Roses as ‘cracking inspiration’ at rainy celebration

Jubilant scenes unfolded at London’s Battersea Power Station on a wet Sunday afternoon as the team raised the trophy to a crowd of hundreds.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve won for women’s sport’: England sing in the rain to celebrate World Cup success

The euphoria that has been a hallmark of the women’s Rugby World Cup shone through as thousands of England fans gathered to celebrate the Red Roses’ triumph

The Independent UK

Ellie Kildunne expects England to be a target after World Cup glory

The Red Roses are celebrating after a 33-13 final victory over Canada.

The Independent UK

John Mitchell opens door to Lions role after leading England to Women’s World Cup triumph

Mitchell is unbeaten as Red Roses head coach and is contracted through to the end of next year’s Six Nations

The Independent UK

England fans soak up celebrations as Red Roses mark Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph

Rain could not England marked their World Cup win with a celebration event at Battersea Power Station

The Independent UK

England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph smashes TV viewing records

England’s triumph over Canada on Saturday made history as the most-watched women’s rugby union match ever shown on TV

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