It has been ten days since the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, when England were able to triumph over Canada in front of a sold-out Allianz stadium to become World Champions for the third time, and for the first time on home turf.
After their 33 - 13 victory over Canada, a video circulated of the Red Roses in front of the podium, hoisting the huge golden trophy above their heads and singing ‘England’s on fire’ - a forewarning of the wave of celebrations that was to come.
Since then, the Red Roses’ official and personal Instagrams have been flooded with the girls revelling in their victory, and the satisfaction of successfully completing of four years of hard work.
The celebrations have spread far and wide, from Hannah Botterman spraying her teammates in cider during interviews directly after the final whistle, to coach John Mitchell being tattooed by Ellie Kildunne with ‘= 2025’ on his wrist.
However, amid the revelry, the chaos of celebration seems to have taken some casualties. Being interviewed on BBC Breakfast after their victory weekend, Morwena Talling alongside her teammate Holly Aitchison revealed that “It kind of broke the night of [the final], so I’ve done a bit of D.I.Y [on it]”.
When asked how she inflicted the damage, the lock sheepishly admitted that “I don’t know”, before descending into giggles with Aitchison as they were caught up in the memory - or lack thereof - of their first World Champion celebrations.
Rugby news and related content
- John Mitchell wins Coach of the Year 2025 as Red Roses soar to victory
- A new stratosphere: how big really was the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
- England make history as they become World Champions on home turf