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The episode discusses the significance of the Red Roses' opening game and features insights from guest Victoria Rush on women's rugby and the Six Nations launch.

70,000 FANS FOR RED ROSES OPENER! | Meg Jones Captaincy + Women’s Six Nations Launch | ft Victoria Rush | The Rugby Paper Roundup In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup… Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by No Woman No Try director and content creator Victoria Rush, fresh from the Women’s Six Nations media launch, to unpack a huge moment for the Red Roses — on and off the pitch. With over 70,000 tickets already sold for England’s opening game against Ireland, we ask whether this is the moment women’s rugby truly goes mainstream. Victoria gives behind-the-scenes insight from the launch, including the mood in the England camp, the growing connection between players and fans, and how storytelling — through the release of ‘England, Meet England’ — is helping drive the game’s rapid rise. We also break down England’s squad announcement, the appointment of Meg Jones as captain, and whether this feels like evolution or more of the same from a dominant Red Roses side. We discuss: •⁠ ⁠What the 70,000 ticket figure really means for the women’s game •⁠ ⁠Inside the Six Nations media launch — what fans didn’t see •⁠ ⁠Meg Jones as captain — leadership style and early impressions…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Jaycock

Guest: Victoria Rush

Topics covered

• women's rugby
• Six Nations
• Meg Jones captaincy
• Red Roses
• fan engagement
• storytelling in sports

Keywords

• Red Roses
• Meg Jones
• women's rugby
• Six Nations
• Victoria Rush
• England rugby
• fan engagement
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: No Woman No Try, England, Red Roses, Women’s Six Nations

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