Building on the legacy of change<\/p>\n
And while it\u2019s tempting to see the Red Roses as trailblazers alone, they are also the inheritors of a legacy. During the tournament, we honoured all 267 women who have worn the Red Roses shirt with a symbolic display at the London Eye. Hearing their stories, of smaller crowds, thinner coverage, fewer opportunities, underscored how dramatically the sport has changed in just a generation. Saturday\u2019s final confirmed it: the demand for women\u2019s rugby has arrived.<\/p>\n
So, what now? Winning a World Cup is one thing. Sustaining its momentum is another. The next step is clear: ensuring the next generation believes they, too, can follow in the Red Roses\u2019 footsteps. This week\u2019s launch of Rugby Fest, a nationwide rollout of 200 taster sessions, is designed to do just that. Each member of the championship squad will show up in person to inspire kids who may be picking up a rugby ball for the very first time.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the Red Roses\u2019 real legacy. They are world champions, yes, but also role models, and ambassadors for a sport in transformation. Their victory is about proving that women\u2019s rugby belongs at the very centre of the global sporting conversation.<\/p>\n
The Red Roses are on top of the world. Now it\u2019s time to make sure they stay there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This couldn\u2019t be a better time for brands to step forward and take the initiative, supporting the game both at professional and grassroots levels. To the question of \u2018what next?\u2019, the answer is anything and everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Building on the legacy of change And while it\u2019s tempting to see the Red Roses as trailblazers alone,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-184600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}