'I rarely say this, but I am proud of her'published at 18:04 BST 27 September 2025
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Abby Dow's Brother, Chris speaking to BBC Sport: "She has been working on this for the last two years, it has been her highest priority and I have barely been able to speak to her.
Get Involvedpublished at 18:03 BST 27 September 2025
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Women are going to dominate SPOTY this year. Incredible year. Just need the women's cricket team to pick up the world cup next month and we got the 2025 treble.
'It's one of those pinch-me moments'published at 18:01 BST 27 September 2025
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England World Cup winner Abbie Ward on BBC One: "Honestly as soon as the whistle went I just burst into tears. Its' truly been such a special day. A sold-out crowd at Twickenham. It was electric, in front of friends, family, it's amazing.
"The last final loss, that was then. This is a new team, this is a new chapter of women's rugby. It wasn't about righting wrongs. This is our little moment today. It's about this, this team has been special, what we've done has been special. The support, the crowd, the friends and family involved, it's been magical."
On her daughter watching on: "She's been on the side of the pitch waving like mad. I can't wait to pick her up and bring her on to the pitch. When you get occasions like today, it does make it worth it. It's one of those pinch me moments."
Mitchell 'got it spot on'published at 17:58 BST 27 September 2025
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England scrum-half Natasha Huntspeaking to BBC Sport: "This is unimaginable. I am so proud of the girls. I hope this stays for women's rugby."
On coach John Mitchell: "He has just kept it simple. He has been honest, sometimes brutally honest but I like that. He has got this week bang on. We played on the 16th member of the team - the crowd.
"I don't think any of us could have imagined it would have been like this. That is a testament to everyone behind the scenes and those who turned up today."
England to stage celebration on Sunday in Batterseapublished at 17:57 BST 27 September 2025
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Mike Henson BBC Sport at Twickenham
The party invites have just dropped.
England will host a celebration event at Battersea Power Station in London, tomorrow at 14:00 BST.
It will be broadcast on BBC One from 15:00 BST, but it is free entry if you want to get down there in person.
“We are so proud of our world champion Red Roses for their historic win in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final," said Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney.
"To achieve this in England and at Allianz Stadium, the home of England Rugby, makes this victory even more rewarding. Our congratulations go to entire playing squad and management team on this monumental achievement. “We can’t thank fans, across the country, enough for their support of the Red Roses during the tournament – it's been phenomenal."
Get Involved - send us your reaction to England winning the RWCpublished at 17:56 BST 27 September 2025
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Canada played a great game, but credit to England's coaches, as they set the team up go well to counter Canada's strengths, the ruck defence was immense. The gameplan executed perfectly.
'When it got really tough, England got tough'published at 17:55 BST 27 September 2025
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Simon Middleton Former England women head coach on BBC One
The pressure on England would have been unbelievable. They held their nerves, they played a great game. They stepped up. When it got really tough, they got tough.
SchellSeumanutafa 73', substituted for Seumanutafa at 73 minutes
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14
14, Corrigan
Corrigan
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13
13, Symonds
Symonds
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12
12, Tessier
Tessier
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11
11, Hogan-Rochester
Hogan-Rochester
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10
10, Perry
Perry
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9
9, Pelletier
PelletierApps 53', substituted for Apps at 53 minutes
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1
1, Hunt
HuntKassil 41', substituted for Kassil at 41 minutes
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2
2, Tuttosi
TuttosiBoag 66', substituted for Boag at 66 minutes
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3
3, Menin
MeninDeMerchant 69', substituted for DeMerchant at 69 minutes
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4
4, de Goede
de Goede
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5
5, O'Donnell
O'DonnellBeukeboom 53', substituted for Beukeboom at 53 minutes
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6
6, Crossley
CrossleySenft 66', substituted for Senft at 66 minutes
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7
7, Paquin
PaquinRoyer 66', substituted for Royer at 66 minutes
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8
8, Forteza
Forteza
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home team, Canada
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16
16, Boag
Boag
Number
17
17, Kassil
Kassil
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18
18, DeMerchant
DeMerchant
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19
19, Beukeboom
Beukeboom
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20
20, Royer
Royer
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21
21, Senft
Senft
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22
22, Apps
Apps
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23
23, Seumanutafa
Seumanutafa
away team, England
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15
15, Kildunne
Kildunne
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14
14, Dow
Dow
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13
13, Jones
Jones
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12
12, Heard
HeardAitchison 67', substituted for Aitchison at 67 minutes
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11
11, Breach
BreachClifford 59', substituted for Clifford at 59 minutesBreach 64', substituted for Breach at 64 minutesRowland 67', substituted for Rowland at 67 minutes
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10
10, Harrison
Harrison
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9
9, Hunt
HuntL Packer 61', substituted for L Packer at 61 minutes
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1
1, Botterman
Botterman52', Yellow card at 52 minutesClifford 64', substituted for Clifford at 64 minutes
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2
2, Cokayne
CokayneAtkin-Davies 61', substituted for Atkin-Davies at 61 minutes
Number
3
3, Muir
MuirBern 61', substituted for Bern at 61 minutes
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4
4, Talling
TallingGalligan 70', substituted for Galligan at 70 minutes
Number
5
5, Ward
WardFeaunati 70', substituted for Feaunati at 70 minutes
SchellSeumanutafa 73', substituted for Seumanutafa at 73 minutes
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14
14, Corrigan
Corrigan
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13
13, Symonds
Symonds
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12
12, Tessier
Tessier
Number
11
11, Hogan-Rochester
Hogan-Rochester
Number
10
10, Perry
Perry
Number
9
9, Pelletier
PelletierApps 53', substituted for Apps at 53 minutes
Number
1
1, Hunt
HuntKassil 41', substituted for Kassil at 41 minutes
Number
2
2, Tuttosi
TuttosiBoag 66', substituted for Boag at 66 minutes
Number
3
3, Menin
MeninDeMerchant 69', substituted for DeMerchant at 69 minutes
Number
4
4, de Goede
de Goede
Number
5
5, O'Donnell
O'DonnellBeukeboom 53', substituted for Beukeboom at 53 minutes
Number
6
6, Crossley
CrossleySenft 66', substituted for Senft at 66 minutes
Number
7
7, Paquin
PaquinRoyer 66', substituted for Royer at 66 minutes
Number
8
8, Forteza
Forteza
Substitutes
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16
16, Boag
Boag
Number
17
17, Kassil
Kassil
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18
18, DeMerchant
DeMerchant
Number
19
19, Beukeboom
Beukeboom
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20
20, Royer
Royer
Number
21
21, Senft
Senft
Number
22
22, Apps
Apps
Number
23
23, Seumanutafa
Seumanutafa
away team, England
Starting lineup
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15
15, Kildunne
Kildunne
Number
14
14, Dow
Dow
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13
13, Jones
Jones
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12
12, Heard
HeardAitchison 67', substituted for Aitchison at 67 minutes
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11
11, Breach
BreachClifford 59', substituted for Clifford at 59 minutesBreach 64', substituted for Breach at 64 minutesRowland 67', substituted for Rowland at 67 minutes
Number
10
10, Harrison
Harrison
Number
9
9, Hunt
HuntL Packer 61', substituted for L Packer at 61 minutes
Number
1
1, Botterman
Botterman52', Yellow card at 52 minutesClifford 64', substituted for Clifford at 64 minutes
Number
2
2, Cokayne
CokayneAtkin-Davies 61', substituted for Atkin-Davies at 61 minutes
Number
3
3, Muir
MuirBern 61', substituted for Bern at 61 minutes
Number
4
4, Talling
TallingGalligan 70', substituted for Galligan at 70 minutes
Number
5
5, Ward
WardFeaunati 70', substituted for Feaunati at 70 minutes