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The moments of British and Irish lines that live forever in history and memories will soon include women, looking at the former Red Rose Great Daniel ‘Nolly’ Waterman, looking at the first historic tour of women in 2027.
Andy Ferrell’s allegations have won the 2025 Test series against Australia before the last Test of the week, but once the tour ends, the lion sticks – for the first time in history – will be transferred to the women’s squad to visit New Zealand in two years.
Waterman explains, “It is widespread that young girls and current players can truly believe and know that a certain number of people will now be able to wear red shirts.” Sky Sports At its Sydney Hotel, throwing a stone from the city’s amazing Harbor Bridge and Opera House.
“It opens up the opportunity to be part of something special for many people.
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Highlights of the classic second test between Australia and British and Irish lions in Melbourne
“I am also very excited to write the women’s game and make my legacy. In the time of 20, 50, 100 years, we are looking back, saying: ‘Remembering this first visit in 2027, this player scored this effort’.
“The moments in history will now be women.
“And it does not need to be compared to the history of men’s lions, just that’s something special. It is meeting the sea. It is a bucket list for people to visit lions. This is mega.”
Waterman, who retired from Rugby in 2019, may have become the Rugby World Cup champion in her game days, but cannot deny that she was filled with jealousy before the first women’s visit.
“Among the things that people ask me, are I gut that I will not play for lions? Of course I am. The honor of being selected in this excellent XV in the UK and Ireland is so special.
“This is something I will really envy, will not be able to taste it.
“This is one of these things that when I look behind my career, they are the moments that really make the rugby special.
“The field moments where you have to meet the person and not only the player you go to the head, because everyone is so different in the field that they are as a person.
They will face New Zealand’s Black Fern in the three -Test series in 2027 during the first British and Irish Lines tour.
“I think we probably appreciate it when you play for England, you are running away with some of the best players who have ever played women’s rugby.
“Welsh, Scottish and Irish players get this opportunity, just to focus on their jobs, when people kick them globally or put them into space with a pack that just proceed, you see someone’s real, real quality, because they are not fighting for their entire team.
“Only when it really gets magical, because you get the brutal moments where the ball is moved.”
Waterman spoke that young girls would see women becoming British and Irish lions
‘Women’s Lion Playing Program and Hsupe Size Size The Size’ Size ‘
In terms of central objectives, goals and challenges, lions are facing a tour of New Zealand, Waterman pointed to scheduling and crowded size.
“The most important will create a game program and schedule girls, which can really celebrate the rugby and the New Zealand people can be excited about it.
“It would be amazing to visit people, see more and more fans, but this is an expensive journey. I don’t think we’ll see the number near men.
“But I don’t even see this as a problem because I feel like the Rugby World Cup was really exciting New Zealand in 2021-22, and when the lion is in the city, it is special to any nation.
“The legacies that usually be able to produce around the game will be fantastic and they just need to create the wave they are expected to only be expected for a Test series that is really special.
Waterman is the ambassador of Haden, sponsor of the current Lines Front of Shirts, and the 2027 Women’s Tour title
“Playing at the right stadium is also really important. Eden Park is amazing but it’s a huge stadium that you don’t want to see half empty.
“Lions are about the red, about the sea of a large number of fans who travel across the water, wherever they are. Fill the stadiums and really encourage the local communities to become a wonderful host. I have no doubt that they will do so.
“The whole stadium is what we are accustomed to seeing. Now we see it regularly in women’s football.
“It looks much better on TV, it is a very good environment, it all likes to use the game. All this energy passes through the crowd, whether we are sitting at home in our arms chair or in the stadium.
“This is the biggest thing, to make sure the fan base is really affected in which they are wearing a color jersey, so that all sports can really be left behind.
“In the same place you can really create pace, playing excitement for players to experience this intensity and noise in the field.
England’s Shonag Brown, Scotland’s Megan Gofnie, Wales’ Elanner Snovieville and Ireland’s Nima Briggs helped launch the women’s team.
“I was asked to name a lines team and I immediately said that I just want to do this if I really do it right in the sense that I really believe that he can put his hand in two years.
“A person like Ireland No. 8 AFP, who I think is amazing, has a timer on his phone that is counting lions. How good is it?
“She was the Player of the Year for six countries, deserved. I am very sure she will make the start squad.
“To see someone in the PWR in the PWR in England outside Scotland, this opportunity for lions will be excellent.”
‘We need to decide more strictly women’s players’
Interestingly, Waterman says she actually wants to see women’s games at a high level, which has been criticized more tough and closely.
In his opinion, the game will only benefit and develop from it.
“I want the media world to write about rugby in this field as much as the stories behind the players. We also need both, this is a real passion for me.
“We have to make sure that these women, some have been just professional rugby players and this is their job, is really criticized.
“Get caught in the players with technical and strategy. I remember as a player when the media started scoring against us in terms of performance, some girls were really angry. I thought it was amazing.
Waterman says she would like to see more criticism and analysis about women’s game
“That’s what you want. You want this clean direction of the game to analyze the rugby.
“Really beautiful pieces about players and people behind them, when they started playing the game, while balanceing some two jobs, let’s just don’t focus on it because it is their job for professionals.
“If we are permanently saying that the women’s game is very good, it gives players a waste, because it says that this is the level we are in. When in fact, I am sitting in many team meetings where we have brought a huge score and the media has not said: ‘Is this good?
“We have set up this time. Now they are making sure that these statements are there, because it shows that the game can improve even.”
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Sky Sports will show specially 2025 British and Irish Lines Tour Australia, with all three Tests and seven tour matches against the Walbies shown directly.
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