England damage however proud after World Cup last loss

England captain Sarah Hunter stated her record-breaking workforce wouldn’t be outlined by defeat to New Zealand within the World Cup last on Saturday and had a lot to be pleased with in elevating the ladies’s sport.

The Red Roses had three years of full dominance and a 30-match profitable streak snapped by a 34-31 loss to the Black Ferns after enjoying for 62 minutes with 14 ladies at Eden Park. “I thought the girls left everything out there. Sixty minutes with our backs to the wall, to keep fighting and to be in with a shot to win it right at the end,” stated Hunter, who was enjoying a record-extending one hundred and fortieth check.

“You could not have asked for more from the girls, it’s a very special group and we can be immensely proud of what we’ve done for the women’s game. “It will hurt, we don’t want to be losing World Cup finals especially in the manner that we’ve done, but I’m so, so proud of what we’ve done.”

The 37-year-old free ahead stated “when the dust settled”, she could be proud to have been a part of such a powerful exhibition for girls’s rugby. “You can’t expect nations not to invest in their teams after you’ve put on a showcase in a final in front of 40 odd thousand people,” Hunter added.

“It’s come to the party isn’t it? People have finally woken up to what women’s rugby is all about. Hopefully, that will ignite other nations to go ‘we need to invest in our women’s game and make it a level playing field’.” Like Hunter, coach Simon Middleton paid tribute to New Zealand for his or her sixth World Cup triumph and stated there could be no recriminations for winger Lydia Thompson for being despatched off for a reckless problem on Portia Woodman.

“She’s pretty upset as you might imagine, but she is one of the best pros and nicest people you are ever likely to meet,” he stated with Hunter nodding alongside. England host the subsequent ladies’s World Cup in 2025.