‘We had no doubt we would win World Cup’

‘We had no doubt we would win World Cup’

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According to captain Zoe Aldcroft, England never thought about winning the Women’s World Cup in a historic final at Twickenham.

Three years after losing to New Zealand in the final of the previous World Cup, the Red Roses defeated Canada 33-13 in front of 81,885 fans at Allianz Stadium, which is a record for a women’s rugby game.

She said, “We had no doubt that we weren’t going to come out today and do this job.”

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The Women’s World Cup final was held at Twickenham Stoop, the home ground of the Harlequins, fifteen years ago.

In front of a crowd of 13,253 people, the largest ever attendance for a women’s rugby match in England in almost a decade, New Zealand defeated England in that final.

Coming off the bus and just seeing people standing in the stands was Aldcroft said, “The emotional part was coming out of the bus.”

I was like, “Oh my goodness, this is it. This is it. “

“We could hear them supporting us the entire way through the game,” said the crowd who came out to 82, 000.

We’re just so happy and humbled that we have the opportunity to perform in front of everyone today.

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Head coach John Mitchell, who lost in the 2019 final to his native New Zealand at the men’s World Cup in 2003 and was a member of England’s men’s backroom staff when they lost, said the thought of another title slipping away haunted him in the run-up to the match.

“I tried to stay present, but the future jumped into my head as well,” I said. He said, “I tried to stay present by giving myself a few uppercuts.”

It does cause unusual feelings, especially when we are given the chance to do the job.

“I’ve now played a key role in the world cup’s final moments,” I said.

The 61-year-old claimed victory demonstrated both the strength of England’s spirit and teamwork as well as their physical prowess.

He said, “Our culture always won,” despite our best efforts to play rugby.

“All 32 players, all the staff,” were brought in by what we value, and those values are what are guiding us today.

This week, I got out of the girls’ way. They simply needed to finish what we started, and they succeeded in doing just that.

Natasha Hunt, England scrum-half, called the occasion and the magnitude of the win “unimaginable.”

Hunt, 36, was controversially left out of England’s squad for the 2022 competition because of his experience with the country’s most recent World Cup victory in 2014.

She said, “I don’t think any of us could have imagined this would have happened.”

The victory, according to Abbie Ward, was the current team’s fifth and final try, not a replacement for New Zealand’s upset of Eden Park in the previous competition’s final.

She said, “That was the last final loss, that was then.”

This team is “new,” they say. Women’s rugby has just begun with this one. It wasn’t about correcting mistakes. Our brief moment is this.

“This team has been exceptional. What we accomplished was extraordinary. It’s been magical because of the crowd, the friends, and the family who were present.

England’s resilience was praised by centre Meg Jones, who was unable to win the world player of the year award to Canada’s Sophie de Goede.

“This game is unconcerned with suffering.” She continued, “It just cares about the efforts you put in.”

“It’s crazy. You can only observe how far we have developed under the Six Nations. How far we have come is amazing. Women’s sport is at its peak. Keep it there, please.

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