Kildunne tattoos coach Mitchell during Red Roses’ celebrations

After receiving a celebratory tattoo from famous full-back Ellie Kildunne, head coach John Mitchell now has a permanent and personal souvenir of England’s victory in the Rugby World Cup.

In honor of their victory over Canada in the Saturday final, Kildunne fired up a tattoo gun and adorned the inside of 61-year-old Mitchell with the words “2025” and an equals sign.

Hannah Botterman, the prop’s sleeve of her playing shirt, scrawled 2025 below 1994 and 2014, the dates of England’s previous two victories in the Rugby World Cup, on the same sleeve as she did in the dressing room after the final.

After winning, captain Zoe Aldcroft and scrum-half Natasha Hunt celebrated in front of the empty stands before lifting a self-imposed 13-month alcohol ban.

The nearby Cabbage Patch pub, which has been renamed the Red Roses Patch throughout the tournament, served as the venue for England’s celebrations before moving on to a private party there.

When England won the trophy for the first time in 2014, former Red Roses with Katy Daley-McLean, Kat Merchant, Claire Allen, and Danielle Waterman, who were all part of the team, led singalongs from the pub stage.

American Ilona Maher, a social media sensation who previously spent three months with the Bristol Bears earlier this year, attended a nearby party and celebrated with Botterman, Sarah Bern, and Abbie Ward, her former Bears team-mates.

At 1:00 a.m., Aldcroft led from the front as part of the team’s final group that came back, along with Botterman, Hunt, Emily Scarratt, and Mackenzie Carson.

Prior to the start of the new season, Prop Sarah Bern revealed to Rugby Union Weekly that the squad has a tentative itinerary for their trip to Ibiza before they depart from their PWR clubs together.

We would love to host the 32 of us if anyone wants to! she stated.

An emotional Bern resolutely refused to give advice to any young rugby fans who were considering starting after seeing the Red Roses’ success.

She remarked, “Just go ahead and do it.”

“Russell is a great example of how sometimes you don’t feel like you belong in a place,” says I.

If you are tall, short, quick, powerful, strong, or both, you can fit in. You will be a part of rugby no matter what might be keeping you from the rest of the world.

I struggled in traditional classrooms because I was shy and dyslexic. Although I had excellent intelligence, I was unable to pass the exams. I had the confidence and focus I needed to become the person I am today thanks to sports and rugby.

All we want to do is to share that with other people in the world.