Tuima relishing England return

29.03.2023 - 16:15 eurosport.com

The 2021 Rugby World Cup defeat ended in heartbreak for England and few felt it more than Lagi Tuima. The centre missed out on selection to the trip down under, where England would ultimately lose the final 34-31 to hosts New Zealand.

Ad In fact, it had been almost two years since her last cap for the Red Roses when Simon Middleton named her to start against Scotland at Kingston Park in England's opening game of the TikTok Women's Six Nations.

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And having waited so long for another cap, Tuima promised herself if she got the chance again, she was going to enjoy it. She said: «It was brilliant to be back out there on Saturday. »It was a huge occasion, for Sarah Hunter mainly, but also for me just to come in and put it all into practice again. «It was also just about having some fun.

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