World Cup winner Bern sets ‘bigger, better, faster, stronger’ goals

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bigger, better, faster, and stronger.

Five weeks have passed since England won the World Cup, and Sarah Bern, the prop, is already considering ways to improve now that she has returned to her club Bristol.

After posting such a stellar career at Twickenham, Bern might be forgiven for wanting to work harder to find motivation or just revel in the accomplishments of world champion.

The tighthead, however, is actually not the same as the tighthead: she has already begun to think about pushing herself even further away from the next goal as a result of her excitement at returning to her club.

You leave, work hard for England, finish what you’ve done, and have the opportunity to go back to a place and concentrate on yourself,” Bern said.

“We had a significant role in England, and it was all about being a team, and we were going to win the World Cup.”

However, it’s nice to return to the Bristol squad and concentrate on “OK, what do we as individuals want to improve at?” ‘.

    • 25 July
    • two days ago
Sarah Bern bites her World Cup medal between her teethReuters

According to Bern, the Red Roses have been “wild” in the weeks since winning the title of world champion.

She laughed as she went from winning the World Cup final to being top of the world, making so many cool appearances, going to some cool events, and having some downtime with her friends and family, and then going straight back into it in the rain at 9:00 pm on a Tuesday night and getting heckled by the coaches.

The 79-cap forward and her fellow England internationals only recently returned to the club with some new faces in situ, despite the fact that many of her team-mates have been training since September.

Scott Lawson, a former Scotland hooker, has joined the Bears as their new head coach, and Gloucester-Hartpury, a three-time PWR champion, has also signed him as a defensive coach.

The playbook’s modifications took a while to get used to, but Bern believes that the team will eventually benefit from them.

“It’s definitely been a challenge to learn new stuff fairly quickly,” Bern said.

“If we get it right, it’ll be really fun for us,” he declared.

It’s okay in the end because if we get it right, it will lead us to the top, even in those difficult situations where we have to learn things really quickly.

    • 4 October
Bern is “extremely confident” about how women’s rugby can continue to grow following the World Cup, which saw record-breaking attendance figures.

According to reports that several of her England team-mates have already signed pre-contract agreements, there is also growing interest in the proposed new R360 league.

Any chance for female players to earn money equally is always great, Bern said, adding that she doesn’t know enough about it to comment on it. She also signed a new Bristol contract of an undisclosed length in March.

As long as it’s beneficial for women, let’s see how things develop. “You have to keep thinking about the growth of the women’s game.

Bern’s main concern is primarily Bristol for the time being.

Lawson’s reign was officially opened by their 74-0, 12-try victory over Leicester last Sunday, with Bern joining the bench for the final 30 minutes.

Saracens will host them for what she anticipates will be a much tougher challenge next weekend.

Bristol have already reached the PWR semi-finals three times, and they have reached their first final in 2024. However, it’s still difficult to win the league title.

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World Cup winner Bern sets ‘bigger, better, faster, stronger’ goals

Shutterstock

bigger, better, faster, and stronger.

Five weeks have passed since England won the World Cup, and Sarah Bern, the prop, is already considering ways to improve now that she has returned to her club Bristol.

After posting such a stellar career at Twickenham, Bern might be forgiven for wanting to work harder to find motivation or just revel in the accomplishments of world champion.

The tighthead, however, is actually not the same as the tighthead: she has already begun to think about pushing herself even further away from the next goal as a result of her excitement at returning to her club.

You leave, work hard for England, finish what you’ve done, and have the opportunity to go back to a place and concentrate on yourself,” Bern said.

“We had a significant role in England, and it was all about being a team, and we were going to win the World Cup.”

However, it’s nice to return to the Bristol squad and concentrate on “OK, what do we as individuals want to improve at?” ‘.

    • 25 July
    • two days ago
Sarah Bern bites her World Cup medal between her teethReuters

According to Bern, the Red Roses have been “wild” in the weeks since winning the title of world champion.

She laughed as she went from winning the World Cup final to being top of the world, making so many cool appearances, going to some cool events, and having some downtime with her friends and family, and then going straight back into it in the rain at 9:00 pm on a Tuesday night and getting heckled by the coaches.

The 79-cap forward and her fellow England internationals only recently returned to the club with some new faces in situ, despite the fact that many of her team-mates have been training since September.

Scott Lawson, a former Scotland hooker, has joined the Bears as their new head coach, and Gloucester-Hartpury, a three-time PWR champion, has also signed him as a defensive coach.

The playbook’s modifications took a while to get used to, but Bern believes that the team will eventually benefit from them.

“It’s definitely been a challenge to learn new stuff fairly quickly,” Bern said.

“If we get it right, it’ll be really fun for us,” he declared.

It’s okay in the end because if we get it right, it will lead us to the top, even in those difficult situations where we have to learn things really quickly.

    • 4 October
Bern is “extremely confident” about how women’s rugby can continue to grow following the World Cup, which saw record-breaking attendance figures.

According to reports that several of her England team-mates have already signed pre-contract agreements, there is also growing interest in the proposed new R360 league.

Any chance for female players to earn money equally is always great, Bern said, adding that she doesn’t know enough about it to comment on it. She also signed a new Bristol contract of an undisclosed length in March.

As long as it’s beneficial for women, let’s see how things develop. “You have to keep thinking about the growth of the women’s game.

Bern’s main concern is primarily Bristol for the time being.

Lawson’s reign was officially opened by their 74-0, 12-try victory over Leicester last Sunday, with Bern joining the bench for the final 30 minutes.

Saracens will host them for what she anticipates will be a much tougher challenge next weekend.

Bristol have already reached the PWR semi-finals three times, and they have reached their first final in 2024. However, it’s still difficult to win the league title.

related subjects

  • Rugby Union
  • Bristol

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Who these days doesn’t talk about artificial intelligence? It is already reshaping how we work and has already begun to weave into virtually every sector. However, many professionals are now asking: What does this mean for our careers? AI is starting to have an impact on job security, career paths, skills demands, and how we position ourselves in the changing work environment.

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Hungary’s Orban to stop blocking EU bid

In response to Brussels’ support for moving the war-torn nation to the next stage despite corruption concerns, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has urged Hungary to stop preventing Kyiv from joining the EU.

On Tuesday, the executive branch of the EU, the European Commission, released a number of enlargement reports to assess potential new members, including those from Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine, and Serbia. EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos praised Ukraine’s efforts to combat corruption but warned that more needed is done when presenting the reports.

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Following some of the largest protests in Ukraine since the Russian invasion first started in February 2022, as well as the pressure from important European officials, the parliament ultimately voted to restore the independence of the two main anticorruption organizations.

On Tuesday, the EU warned Ukraine of “backsliding” in its efforts to combat corruption, claiming only “limited progress” had been made in the area. The commission questioned Ukraine’s commitment to its anticorruption strategy after hearing from the organizations and civil society organizations that the state and security services were putting growing pressure on them.

Kos told the commission that she wants approval for Ukraine and Moldova to continue with formal negotiations despite persistent questions about Kyiv’s efforts to end corruption.

Zelenskyy stated in a statement to Brussels on Tuesday that “we have implemented the widest, broadest anticorruption infrastructure in Europe.” “And I don’t know of any other nation with that many anticorruption authorities. We’re making every effort possible.

By the end of 2028, Ukraine hopes to have reached an agreement.

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s friendly prime minister, is still a major obstacle in the direction of Ukraine.

Hungary’s staunchly nationalist government has been making political noise points as it prepares for national elections in 2026.

Let’s not make up our minds that Hungary’s puppet government is being built by Brussels and Ukraine, according to Orban in June. After the upcoming elections, or even sooner, they want to see changes to Hungary’s approach to Ukraine.

Orban initially supported Ukraine’s eventual accession to the EU shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but he now contends that its membership would encroach on Hungary, putting at risk national security and economic stability, and lead to cheap labor, low-quality agricultural products, and threatens its economic stability.

At a press conference held by broadcaster Euronews on Tuesday, Zelenskyy stated, “We are at war for our survival, and we would really like the Hungary’s prime minister to support us, at least not block us.”

Slow decision-making by the EU has been criticized, with Hungary’s use of national vetoes stifling it.

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Customs Pledges Partnership With AfCFTA For Stronger Trade

On Tuesday, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) announced its intention to increase intra-African trade, improve data accuracy, and address structural obstacles to regional integration by strengthening cooperation with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.

Adewale Adeniyi, the head of the NCS, made the disclosure during a courtesy visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, where he met with senior officials to discuss ways to improve Customs efficiency and advance the AfCFTA Agreement’s objectives.

He praised the Secretariat for continuing to engage key stakeholders, including development partners, private sector players, and Customs administrations, to promote Africa’s growth.

The upcoming Customs-Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) Conference, scheduled for November 17 to 19, 2025, was reportedly the result of an existing partnership between both institutions, according to Adeniyi.

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The AfCFTA Secretariat has played a key role in coordinating trade between Africa’s countries. We held a number of meetings in addition to reviewing the Secretariat’s concept note. He claimed that the Abuja conference has now a clear course of action.

One of the main outcomes of the collaboration, in his opinion, was the consensus that customs administrations should take the lead in resolving the persistent gaps in trade data across the continent.

Adeniyi emphasized the need to strengthen the framework, which brings together all en-trained Customs officials under one roof, created by the AfCFTA Secretariat.

He claimed that the framework would ensure consistency and coordination in customs policies and trade facilitation once it had been institutionalized through the Customs Pact.

“Customs must take the lead in fixing trade data gaps. Working closely with my counterparts across Africa, I’ve accepted this challenge as a challenge to champion,” the Comptroller-General said.

“It is necessary to strengthen the structure that all Customs heads are bound by AfCFTA. The Secretariat’s system will effectively support sustainable trade cooperation once the Customs Pact is institutionalized.

He added that the main obstacles to Africa’s trade expansion are weak data integration, fragmented policies, and poor inter-agency collaboration.

He expressed confidence that the C-PACT Conference would establish a new standard for global customs collaboration and data-driven decision-making.

Adeniyi and his delegation were welcomed by the AfCFTA’s Secretary-General Wamkele Mene, who thanked the Nigeria Customs Service for its leadership in promoting regional cooperation.