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Rugby Union Weekly

All roads lead to Eden Park

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Rugby, News, Sports News

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Ugo and Sara are at Pennyhill Park for the Red Roses' World Cup squad announcement. They chat to Abbie Dow, Sadia Kabeya and Emily Scarratt who are all flying to New Zealand later this week. Head coach Simon Middleton explains why he left out World Cup winning scrum-half Natasha Hunt and tells us which team poses the biggest threat to England in the tournament. Plus, Scotland captain Rachael Malcolm looks forward to their first World Cup since 2010.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.5

Five lives rock the Union weekly.

0:07.5

So, podcasts has gone on the road.

0:13.2

Not too far, Sarah. We've made a way down to Penny Hill Park in light of

0:17.6

Simon Middleton announcing his 32 strong squads

0:20.9

to go to New Zealand to try and win the World Cup and we've had the privilege of being able to

0:25.3

be pitchside. I'm just going to step onto the pitch so I can say I've done it

0:29.6

and watch and try this when fun, isn't it? It's been really nice if I have my sunglasses on.

0:33.2

It has been hot a few people in the press back actually think they are sunburned

0:36.8

such as the delight of this September day. But yeah, what a day for the Red

0:41.2

Roses. I mean, they are favourites heading out to New Zealand for this World Cup

0:44.8

that gets underway on the 8th of October.

0:47.4

Arguably, this is the hardest rugby union side to get into in the world right now,

0:53.5

such as their prowess, 25 wins on the bounce, never been achieved before.

0:59.6

And yet we're looking at a squad now, 32 women who are on that plane to New Zealand.

1:04.6

If I say a few names to you, hopefully we're going to speak to a few of them later.

1:07.2

You go, what do you make of an Abbey Dow?

1:09.8

Abbey Dow. I mean, she is probably the best

1:14.4

winger in the world. Herrific injury during the Six Nations against Wales,

1:19.0

but fought like anything.

1:21.0

We're at Tarnsey Hard to be in a position where she's yet to play a game since

1:24.7

her injury, but because of her sheer quality,

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