Women's Rugby Pioneers

100 Women by BBC

Nov 29, 20168:57Society & Culture

In 1996, England won the inaugural Home Nations championship in women's rugby. It was a major victory in the English players' fight for official recognition for their sport. Robert Nicholson talks to Gill Burns and Nicky...

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