{"id":192124,"date":"2025-10-05T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/192124\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:19:10","slug":"rugby-stars-visit-devon-to-inspire-future-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/192124\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby stars visit Devon to &#8216;inspire&#8217; future players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two England rugby players visited an event in Devon to help teach girls about the sport, with the hope they could inspire future generations.<\/p>\n<p>About 80 girls attended the RugbyFest at Teignmouth Rugby Football Club on Sunday, where they met the players and asked them questions.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Red Roses winger Claudia Moloney-Macdonald said it was an opportunity to thank their supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us, it&#8217;s amazing to get back into the clubs and give back to the individuals who supported us and see how we can influence their journey,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Girls playing rugby on a pitch. They are wearing striped red, black and white tops.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/b527a23e04fd40b73e2de02d1770a0db.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Maddie Feaunti said giving young people the opportunity to play rugby was &#8220;massive&#8221; for the sport [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>RugbyFest is a nationwide celebration of rugby designed to inspire the next generation through mini-festivals and open days.<\/p>\n<p>Back row player Maddie Feaunti, who started playing rugby when she was 18 years old, said she heard 30 of the girls attending had never played rugby before the event.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing these girls have the opportunity to play rugby from a very young age is going to be massive for us and England rugby as well,&#8221; Ms Feaunti said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m a little bit shy, but I&#8217;m getting to be a little bit out there with them to hopefully inspire them and get them involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s all about confidence and getting them involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Paul Scott smiling at the camera and wearing a black t-shirt. He is wearing glasses. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0c5fbb88b71c33212e1ecfd0ba62b625.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Scott said it was the first time playing rugby for some of the girls [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>Paul Scott, women and girls lead at Teignmouth Rugby Club, said 81 girls attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thirty girls who have not played rugby before have been inspired by the World Cup and want to experience playing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us as a club, it is amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Izzy, Nancy and Ffion smiling at the camera and wearing white, red and black tops.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9655325f53da1d9a3f3c47ffc3df1042.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Izzy, Nancy and Ffion said they liked rugby because it was &#8220;fun&#8221; [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>Izzy, Nancy, and Ffion said they liked rugby because it was &#8220;fun and enjoyable&#8221; and it was a sport for &#8220;everyone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Follow BBC Devon on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcspotlight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DevonBBC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcdevon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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