[1]<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\nStrong Bodies, Strong Minds will use the tournament\u2019s platform to spark a conversation about body confidence and celebrate the diverse and strong bodies women\u2019s rugby exemplifies. The aim of the campaign is to encourage more girls to see sport as a place for them, on or off the field and a place where they feel they belong. \u00a0
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Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2025 Managing Director, Sarah Massey, said: \u201cOur ambition for Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2025 goes far beyond the pitch. We believe every body belongs in rugby; it\u2019s a place where you can show up exactly as you are – strong, powerful, and unapologetically you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to ignite real change and use the power of rugby to show every woman and girl that she can be anything, do anything and belong\u202fanywhere. To every girl who\u2019s ever felt she doesn\u2019t belong in sport, this one\u2019s for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The campaign launches alongside a special episode of Should I Delete This?, the hit podcast hosted by Em Clarkson and Alex Light, celebrated for their honest and empowering conversations around body confidence and the nuances of online culture in the modern age of social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joining the hosts is Wales back-rower Gwen Crabb, who spoke candidly on the episode about how rugby changed her perspective from worrying about how her body looks to appreciating what it can achieve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The episode explores the societal pressures young women face, the transformative role of sport in building confidence, and how rugby is a powerful space for strong, unapologetic personalities and a place where everyone can belong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking on the podcast, Crabb said: \u201cAs a young girl playing a sport where you can see everyone looks different and everyone has different strengths and weaknesses physically, I think that\u2019s really empowering.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter whatever body shape I am, no matter how much I weigh, there\u2019s a place for me on the team. When you have friendships in a sport like rugby, the conversation is not \u2018you look good today\u2019 it\u2019s \u2018you trained really well today\u2019 or \u2018unbelievable, you hit a personal\u00a0 best\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s really important for young girls to see. I get to see all these different amazing women every day, they all look different they all eat different amounts and train different amounts, we\u2019re all so different but we all have this common goal and we\u2019re all strong women trying to work towards that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Join the movement\u00a0<\/p>\n
The campaign will roll out across digital platforms, social media, and traditional media features, amplifying stories of strength and individuality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With participation from some of the world\u2019s top players and influencers, including Wales\u2019 Gwen Crabb, Ireland\u2019s Linda Djougang, Scotland\u2019s Rhona Lloyd and England\u2019s Sarah Bern, Strong Bodies, Strong Minds aims spark a nationwide conversation of empowerment and belonging.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans and players alike are invited to connect with the campaign using the hashtags:\u00a0
#StrongBodiesStrongMinds #WhereWeBelong #RWC2025\u00a0<\/p>\n
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[1] More the one million\u202fteenage girls disengage from sport following primary school (43% of those who once considered themselves sporty) (Women in Sport, 2022).<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup England 2025 launches \u201cStrong Bodies, Strong Minds\u201d to champion body confidence and empower women…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85,83],"class_list":["post-45179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45179","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=45179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}