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Women's Rugby Pioneers

How the English women's rugby team fought for official recognition in the 1990s.

In 1996, England won the inaugural ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Nations championship in women's rugby. It was a major victory in the English players' fight for official recognition for their sport. Robert Nicholson talks to Gill Burns and Nicky Ponsford about how the women's game overcame entrenched sexism and official indifference.

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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News: 100 Women

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News: 100 Women

Half the world speaks: the lives of women around the world

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