Abby Dow named on bench for England’s Rugby World Cup opener
Abby Dow will cap a remarkable recovery from injury after being named on the bench for England’s opening World Cup game against Fiji on Saturday.
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England flanker Kabeya set for World Cup debut against Fiji
England flanker Sadia Kabeya will make her World Cup debut against Fiji on Saturday after head coach Simon Middleton named a starting line-up for the tournament opener in Auckland that also includes four players who featured in the 2014 World Cup win.
‘I was a machine’: England’s Abby Dow on her World Cup recovery
Abby Dow can still recall every painful detail. It was 9 April and she had broken her right leg in the early stages of England’s game against Wales at Kingsholm. Lying on a stretcher in the tunnel, with her family and friends around her, she thought her World Cup dream was over. “You always hear the horror stories of that person who was on form and then all of a sudden gets injured and misses out. We’ve been building for this event for five years and ‘It’s me’ was going through my head.”
Young forwards Kabeya and Talling make England's World Cup squad
LONDON : Loughborough Lightning's 20-year-old forwards Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling were included in England's 32-player squad for the women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Tuesday.
Lydia Thompson ready to fight for Red Roses World Cup spot
By Ben Hart, Sportsbeat Lydia Thompson admits she's got a scrap on her hands if she wants to secure a seat on England's star-studded World Cup plane. Ad Stourbridge star Thompson, 30, forms part of a red-hot roster of wingers at boss Simon Middleton's disposal bidding to boost their hopes of booking their ticket to New Zealand in next month’s warm-up clashes against USA and Wales. RugbyZoe Aldcroft hopes Red Roses can replicate Lionesses success with World Cup win38 MINUTES AGO And despite being named in the TikTok Women’s Six Nations team of the Championship, Thompson knows Middleton has some difficult decisions to make given the quality her teammates are showing in their pre-season camp.
Dow enjoys watching brief as England teammates put through paces
England's Abby Dow enjoyed a watching brief as Twickenham threw open its doors to the public for a Red Roses open training session. The 24-year-old from Slough is still recovering from the broken leg she suffered against Wales in the TikTok Women's Six Nations in April.
Today's rugby headlines as Welsh club rugby legend passes away and England winger suffers broken leg
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England wing Abby Dow suffers broken leg in victory over Wales
England wing Abby Dow is in a race against time to recover for the World Cup after breaking her leg in the 58-5 win over Wales in the Women’s Six Nations on Saturday.